Broken Before Bound {Watty Awards 2012}
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What do you do when you’re imprisoned in your own nightmares?
Lola Conan is a young girl entering what should be the best years of her life, feeling more frightened and terrified than ever. With a step-father who challenges the heartlessness of the devil himself, her life is nothing short of Hell.
But when Lola moves to a town in Massachusetts with her unrelated family in tow, she meets new people who shift her world dramatically. Becoming closer with the residents of Sawyer, Lola finds herself breaking out through her scarred and wounded layers. Coming to terms with the past of her childhood, Lola learns the true meaning of friends, happiness… and love?
Will she finally have the strength to escape the terrifying grasp of her step-father, or will she succumb to his manipulation?
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