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Alyssa-Ray Bouman

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April 13

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Romance, Contemporary, Fiction

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October 2011

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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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Alyssa-Ray Bouman’s books

Average rating: 4.5 · 359 ratings · 298 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Will She Run (Will of the Heart #1) 4.35 avg rating — 158 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
	Will She Choose (Will of the Heart #2) 4.59 avg rating — 85 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
	Thorns and Ashes (Cozy Pines Cafe #1) 4.60 avg rating — 67 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 Break (Will of the Heart #3) 4.71 avg rating — 49 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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Series by Alyssa-Ray Bouman

Will of the Heart (3 books)
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Cozy Pines Cafe (1 book)
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Thorns and Ashes (Cozy Pines Cafe #1)

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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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“Callie: Della punched you in the face because you were being an ass.
Parker: Della did? Huh. Good for her.”
― Alyssa-Ray Bouman, Will She Choose

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“I wasn't allowed an opinion or to want anything without being considered selfish. He tore me down until I felt...worthless.”
― Alyssa-Ray Bouman, Will She Run

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