In the Woods Somewhere
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Cara Willoughby escapes from her overbearing family by applying to a small midwestern community college. Attending Boundary University seems to be the best decision she's made in her entire life. She has the freedom she's always longed for, and the anonymity to go with it.
But Boundary is not as it seems to be. The students there are...strange, and the woods bordering the school are far stranger. What happens when Cara explores a little too deeply into the woods? What happens when she meets a mysterious man who leaves her with more questions than answers?
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