Still I Rise.
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Last published Sun, Mar 4, 2018
Destany, new clothing store owner and YouTuber, is striving to put her dark past behind her. When obstacles threaten her sanity, she struggles as she tries not to revert to old habits, broken mentality and low self esteem.
Chris, owner of Black Pyramid Ent, has recently been released from prison and is just now getting his life back on track. With a dark past threatening to mess everything up, he must stay away from an old boss who is the reason for his recent incarceration.
When they meet it's like a breath of fresh air. Together they mend the broken pieces of their lives from their own equally haunting pasts. Will they rise from the ashes and become better than they ever were before?
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