Oranges & Roses
SCCourtney
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  • Time 12h 48m
SCCourtney
Complete, First published Jul 03, 2012
Mature
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When Emelina De Sota returned to her hometown after her freshman year at college, she never expected anything like what was handed to her when she got there. All she wanted out of the summer was to relax and possibly spend some quality time with her brother. 

With a past long thought buried coming back to haunt her, Em has a lot on her plate. Not to mention her brother(the current leader of the Spanish Thorns) and a certain up and coming gangster that can't quite let her go no matter what he does. 

You'd think that would be enough for one girl to handle but when the person who recruited her brother into the Thorns comes back to cause a lot of trouble, Em finds herself in a rather precarious situation. She can either help her brother tear down the well-oiled machine he's built up around them both or let the past and a terrible loss pull her so far down that no one will be able to help her out of it.

Book Two in the Spanish Thorns Series

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It's true. When I started this story it was PG-13 but then I changed it to R after some reflection.Generally the book is going to be very mild but because of certain key scenes...the R rating was warranted. Not to mention the characters swear like sailors. :) Anyways, this story includes bloodloss, gunshots, Red Hot Chili Peppers, tears, bathroom breaks, Robert Frost, and some other random stuff.
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What happens when after four years Daniel, Lizzy, and Nathan see Elna? Elna finally returns back to LA and tries living a normal life again with Daniel by her side, her sister her best friend, and her brother her protector. But what happens when nothing works out the way she wants to? Elna's life takes an unexpected turn in events when she realizes she can't keep her past away from her and that she can't protect everyone... **A Daggered heart** is the sequel to **The Gang's Stutter Girl**. Please make sure you read that one first **Warning** Some violence and minor swearing here and there. If there are any mistakes, please don't hesitate to let me know privately... Hateful comments are not welcomed All the ideas and events in the book are my own ideas, anything that seems related to other books is simply coincidental. Do not copy my work, I worked hard on this book and I DO NOT want it being copied without my knowledge. ©️All rights reserved

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