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Burying the Hatchet

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Reads 39,208
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Parts 26
Time 3h 17m

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Hiding out in an abandoned shack from their abusive pasts, Allison and Ethan Bryson entertain themselves by imaging all sorts of curious characters near the frozen lake outside their hut.
    
But after Allison witnesses a man murder a young woman and discard her body beneath the icy lake, the line between real and imagine blurs. The struggle to survive increases when the young man discovers their shack and attempts to befriend the siblings.

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The full-length, completed, stand-alone companion to Passing the Torch
 https://www.wattpad.com/story/90505120-passing-the-torch

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[Wattpad Picks: Friday the 13th]

🏆 Long-listed in the #wattys2018!

🏆 1st place Winner of The Butterfly Awards 2019 in Mystery/Thriller.

🏆 1st place Winner of the Materia Awards 2019 in Thriller.

🏆 3rd place Winner of Top Shelf Teen Fiction Awards 2019 in Mystery. 


Copyright © 2019 by L.L. SandersAll Rights Reserved

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