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Reads 217,820
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Parts 83
Time 21h 8m

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Twenty-five-year old Gunner Shaw is a drug addict, and his girlfriend is hopelessly drowning in the sorrow of raising their daughter without his support. From one high to the next, and from one job to the next, it can only be so long until one of them caves. As the New Year peaks over the horizon, stages of withdrawal rise, old habits resurface, and dangerous feelings begin to shadow everything they've known. The chances of redemption start fading away with each passing day, leaving them with choices that ultimately change their definition of home and the fight for family.All Rights Reserved

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Becoming Snow

Winter 'Snow' Dixon is a young, homeless girl living on the streets. She has no family and only her street smarts to rely on, but she was determined to be comfortable one day. With a place she can call her own. In desperate need for money, she sells drugs to make ends meet. One day her drug dealers sell her to the Stone mafia in exchange for a mediocre amount of money. Winter, more pissed than scared realizes that, ironically, this is her only chance for a better life and is introduced to a new world of money and power.