Woodland Bliss
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  • Reads 30,998
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  • Parts 76
  • Time 15m
Complete, First published Apr 26, 2018
"Never will I fall in love again." -- Ravella

"They keep telling me to make the first move, but it's not that simple." -- Andrew

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Drew has crippling social anxiety.
Vella has scars that run deep.
Two friends decide to give love another chance.

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After a tragic incident, Ravella Bellini has eschewed any idea of romantic ties. When Ravella decides to rekindle her love for hiking, her longtime friend Andrew Berger begins to melt the icy walls around her heart.

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Narrative Poem ¦ Romance ¦ Chicklit

Average chapter length: 36 words

Total length: approx. 2,750 words

Status: complete ¦ editing in progress

Highest rank: 71 in Poetry 

Highest tags: #3 in Poem (out of 5.4K stories) / #1 in Narrative / #2 in free verse
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