Phobia
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"What is depression like?" he whispered.
"It's like drowning," my voice quaked. "Only, you can see everyone around you breathing."
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Harper Ann Jensen has an unhealthy obsession with phobias.
Glossophobia: the fear of public speaking.
Ornithophobia: the fear of avians.
Alektorophobia: the fear of chickens.
Harper's father died in her early childhood. When her mother's suddenly painful disappearance leaves behind no leads, the investigators relent in their search and declare her dead. But Harper's defiance and headstrong attitude just will not accept that her mother is simply gone.
Autophobia: the fear of abandonment or being alone.
Xenophobia: the fear of the unknown.
Triskaidekaphobia: the fear of the number thirteen.
Will Harper find her mother alive, or are the investigators right? Is she truly dead? Was she dead, or did her mother leave her to fend for herself?
And most importantly...
...Why is she obsessed with phobias?
Lose yourself in this spellbinding series by Islolaphobia!
~*~ FIRST BOOK IN THE PHOBIA TRILOGY ~*~
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