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THE GIRL WHO RAN SOUTH
Mississippi, 1940.
Aveline "Avii" Mae has spent years living a life that never truly belonged to her.
So one night, with nothing but a suitcase, twenty-five dollars, and a destination she hasn't thought about in years, she leaves everything behind.
She runs south.
To Belle Rouge.
A small Black town where everyone seems to know everyone, music fills the streets after dark, and secrets don't stay buried for long.
There, Avii meets Elijah "Smoke" Moore-a man with a quiet confidence, a complicated past, and a way of seeing through the walls she's spent years building around herself.
She came to Belle Rouge looking for a place to disappear.
She never expected to find someone who would make her want to be seen.
But some things don't stay buried forever.
And some people aren't willing to let you go so easily.
She ran south to escape her past.
She never expected her future to be waiting for her there.