Swan Lake
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Last published Thu, Jan 24, 2019
With only forest animals as friends, Erica Lockwood is told to move out from the countryside to the, as they call it, 'real world'.
She comes across a lot of difficulties along her path into fitting in but gladly finds her peace at this beautiful area with an astonishing lake.
But.. not everything is as it seems and the same goes for this natural ground. There seem to be human voices coming out of the trees and the water!
What will happen to Erica when she realises she is next and that there is no going back?
And what happens when she meets this guy she doesn't know of but knows everything about the mysterious lake?
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