Finding a Best Friend

By J T Swan

Jake never expected to find someone who understood what it meant to be broken.

Then he met Brooke, a girl struggling to be a guardian to her younger brother after losing their parents. What starts as an unlikely friendship becomes the lifeline neither knew they desperately needed.

But Jake is hiding something dangerous. He and his mother have spent nine years running from a violent past, never staying anywhere long enough to feel safe. When they finally settle down, and Jake enters school for the first time at sixteen, he knows this fragile sense of home could shatter at any moment.

As their friendship deepens, Jake learns to support Brooke through severe depression and mental health struggles, often sitting quietly outside her door when words fail. In turn, Jake trusts Brooke with the truth about his fugitive life. Together, they build a found family with Jake's mother, Grace-a makeshift home created from shared grief, unconditional acceptance, and the courage to stay when running feels safer.

But when tragedy strikes and dangerous shadows from Jake's past resurface, both must confront the wounds they've been carrying before they can find their way forward. Through loss, healing, and the quiet strength of chosen family, they discover that sometimes the person meant to save you has been there all along-you just didn't recognize them yet.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMJC2PGZ
• ISBN13: 9798231563777
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: J. T. Swan
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"