Before Sunset
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Last published Wed, May 21, 2014
--- Avery Daniels was one of the world's most famous wedding gown designers. She's worked with all kinds of people, including: famous clients, long time friends, and even individuals who couldn't necessarily afford the most expensive design, but settled with beautiful dresses at a practical price. Life for Avery wasn't always so joyful and she tried to make people believe. Nearly eleven years ago, at the young age of eighteen, Avery ran away from home without a word to anyone, hoping to get over her troubled past in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently residing in London, England, she believes she has lived her life the way all woman her age were expected to. That is, until she recieves a surpising visit from the man she once thought she would walk down the aisle with; that man being Spencer Larkin. And if things couldn't get any more twisted, he's waltzing in with a new woman in his arm with a dazzling engagement ring placed snuggily on her left finger. A story centered around the relationship between two people who are still trying to find their silving lining in the world, Spencer and Avery dig into their dark past ony to discover secrets, lies, and betrayal. With the wedding two months away, how long can the two continue to deny the spark that has undeniably reignited amongst them?
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