The Way We Heal
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Last published Wed, Nov 21, 2018
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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