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KEEPING THE BEAT

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music published rock ya youngadult

It was supposed to be the best summer of her life. Instead, seventeen-year-old Lucy finds her best friend, Harper, shot dead in an LA swimming pool. How did things ever go so wrong? The story circles back to trace the steps that led to this disaster.

This is a sample of the first few chapters. This book has just been published by KCP Loft and is available in bookshops and online now.

I'll post new material every Friday.

Written by Marie Powell & Jeff Norton.All Rights Reserved

music published rock ya youngadult

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