DEEP IN THE VALLEY
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Last published Tue, Aug 15, 2017
Alex is the new girl in town after her mother moves them to a Welsh mining valley following the tragic death of her father in Afghanistan. She dreams of joining the army like her father and escaping the boring town but strange events open the door to a magical world that exists beside our own. A world that she is strangely connected to and when she meets a handsome boy called Adam things will never be the same again for her or her family.
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