|SAMPLE ONLY||THE FICTION AWARDS 2019 WINNER|
EVIE CHASE has it all--fame, fortune, the career of her dreams--but things weren't always that way. Three years ago, before her skyrocket to teenage stardom, she was a small town girl in northern Connecticut who dealt with anxiety, bullies, an unrequited love for her best friend, and, just before moving to Los Angeles, being humiliated in front of everyone she knew.
When a terrifying nervous breakdown leads to the conclusion that her newfound life of fame is getting the best of her, it's a mutual decision amongst her and her parents that she needs a break. But what she doesn't expect is for them to send her back to her hometown, back to her old school, to live with her crazy aunt while donning a new identity.
But things aren't so simple, because there are FOUR things that cannot long be hidden in the town of Anadale--the sun, the moon, the truth about what happened in that courtyard freshman year . . . and a teenage superstar.
BOOK ONE OF THE EVIE CHASE SERIES
*this is a rough draft of the manuscript, please excuse any spelling/grammatical errors, and/or plot inconsistencies*
When you're a seventeen-year-old girl with anxiety disorder and a gorgeous, popular girl that absolutely hates your guts for who-knows-what reason bullying you whenever she gets the chance, Anna Falls has no choice but to face reality....
her life sucks.
But the little sparks of hope that build up her optimistic, bright soul convince her otherwise. She will always think of one thing and that there is hope in life. Maybe even a goal. It might not be visible now, but she knew that it became as clear as a bell when she ran into Luke Carter. Twice. In one day. Second time being literally into him.
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"How about fifty-fifty?" I offer in ragged breaths.
"We could have just done this from the beginning," he replies, breathing heavily. We both chuckle.
I gaze into his green eyes. "Your eyes are really beautiful," I blurt out.
"I know," he smirks.
"Are you always that egotistic?"
"It depends," he answers, pushing my hair behind my ear.
I smile at him. "You're welcome then."
"I never said thank you."
"And I said you're welcome. Are we done, Catherine Obvious?"
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#3 in annoying: 11/18/2020
#39 in teenagers: 01/03/2021
#8 in disorder: 01/12/2021
#110 in romance: 01/19/2021
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