Living A Lie
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Last published Fri, Aug 11, 2017
Is anyone who they say they are? Can Madeline Isles trust anyone when she can't even trust herself?
She transfers away from Washington, away from her over protective big brother, away from the past that followed her around; the past that haunted her. At BU, she hopes to gain her freedom, make some friends and fall in love. She wanted to move forward without looking back, but when she gains the attention of the guy every girls wants to know, all her plans go out the window. Will she let him get close to her or will she chicken out and run away? What happens when her past catches up to her in ways that no one was expecting?
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