Dreamy Eyes, Empty Pockets
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Last published Mon, Jan 8, 2018
Leah Cooper, an aspiring actress from England, flies to Los Angeles to broaden her ambitious career---only to realize that her life is going nowhere... until she crosses paths with her ex-boyfriend, Aiden White, who tries to leech back into her life, alongside the star-crossed path she walks with Oliver Wright, a mysterious local with a passion for art, whose happy-go-lucky mindset brings color to her tough outlook on life through an artistic, youthful roller coaster of a year-long ride.
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Copyright © 2018 by Sofia Parker (canoche)
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