LOOKING FOR ECHOES
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Natalie Mitchell is not brave. She's shy, scared of everything, and hates any attention the spotlight might shed on her. In her head is where her world is, and she's as content as a cucumber to live there alone until Once Upon A Time turns into The End. Then, her parents force her to befriend an attractive ogre with a deep secret.
Will he be able to find himself in her stories? And what will it take for her to finally step up and face the real world?
LOOKING FOR ECHOES is about being brave for somebody else, about friendship, romance (what fairytale doesn't have a kiss?!) and a little magic that can make real life bearable.
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