Always Been Yours by Katy Manz

Hearts were broken, and years have passed. Is it too late to find their Happily Ever After?

Bryce Maxwell left Valleywood ten years ago in hopes of living his dream of being a legend in hockey. No matter how many rings he collected and how many fans adored him, something always called him to return home. Due to a career-changing injury, he now has the chance to follow the siren call home. But will the one true love he left there still be waiting?
Connor Hughs only knew love once, when he was seventeen years old and in the arms of his best friend. But he knew he couldn’t keep his friend in Valleywood when he had the talent to make his hockey dreams come true. So he let him go, breaking his heart in the process. No matter how often Connor has tried to find love again, there is no comparison to the one that got away.
Now that Bryce is back home and knows it’s where he was always meant to be, can he and Connor overcome the years of hurt and distance that came between them and embrace what could be? Especially now that they know why they could never get over the other, Fate doesn’t let you forget your true mate.