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Alyssa-Ray Bouman

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Alyssa-Ray Bouman is a wife, mom, Christian, and licensed cosmetology teacher who somehow manages to juggle it all while chasing her toddler around their family farm in New Jersey.
Before diving into writing, she worked as a substance abuse counselor. She loves weaving heart, humor, and a touch of chaos into her writing, creating characters and narratives that feel real and relatable. Her stories contain themes such as small-town romance, best friend’s brother, love triangles, mental health representation, cancer/caretaker representation, and more.
She also writes about complicated topics that shed light on depression, pregnancy, abuse, grief, postpartum experiences, PTSD, and more. She believes it’s important to normalize these conversation ...more

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	Will She Run (Will of the Heart #1) 4.33 avg rating — 178 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thorns and Ashes (Cozy Pines Cafe #1) 4.53 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2026 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will She Choose (Will of the Heart #2) 4.56 avg rating — 97 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will She Break (Will of the Heart #3) 4.63 avg rating — 60 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“You know, I read somewhere that true love is sharing your fries.”
― Alyssa-Ray Bouman, Will She Choose

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“A few days ago, Tom seemed like a puzzle, but now he seems like a puzzle I didn’t realize I wanted to solve.”
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“Sure, I can get hot-headed when someone I care about is in danger, but right now? I feel like I’m plugged into a damn electric socket, buzzing with tension and no way to discharge it.”
― Alyssa-Ray Bouman, Will She Run

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