The Way We Heal
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It was all supposed to be so easy. New town, new school, new name - nobody was ever supposed to notice.
Madeline Moore was more than ready to breeze through her penultimate year of school unnoticed. In fact, she was counting on it. But by moving to the small, leafy town of Pallendale, Maddie soon learns that new additions cause quite the stir. The mystery surrounding her appearance and the damning secrets she's buried make her prime target for the local heathen and the mysterious bad-boy trying to win her heart.
But as the ghosts of the past chase Madeline through the town, she's about to learn that the truth will catch up to everyone in the end. It's just a matter of time, and it's down to Madeline who exactly is in the firing line.
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April's life is a blank slate. After moving to a new town, she starts at a new school, carrying only the weight of a past she can't remember. All she wants is to blend in and start fresh, but her world quickly gets tangled in the lives of two powerful figures. The Queen Bee rules the school with secrets as sharp as her smile, while the enigmatic bad boy seems to understand April in a way no one else does. As April tries to find her place in this new world, small flashes of her forgotten past begin to creep into her life. Each memory brings her closer to answers but also closer to pain she may not be ready to face. While love and friendships blossom, she discovers that some people are not what they seem, and some truths are harder to bear than the silence of forgetting. In this heartfelt story of love, betrayal, and self-discovery, April must decide whether to face the shadows of her past or keep running. Can she uncover the truth and still hold on to the life she's building? Or will remembering everything change her forever? Sometimes forgetting feels safer, but remembering might be the only way to set yourself free.
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