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Retrograde & Fall

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Reads 219
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Parts 5
Time 14m

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Olivia McNamara has never been one to believe in coincidences and the recent death of her older sister has only served to strengthen her resolve. Stuck in a perpetual retrograde motion, she's plummeting. 

Alternatively, there's Grayson Parker, the son of a bookstore owner but has a disregard for paperback novels. He's falling but in an entirely different sense.


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Say You Won't Let Go by miagolding

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Falling for a Memory

Bailey copes with the loss of a handsome acquaintance, John, by writing him a series of letters. She explores a future that will never be, a present full of opportunity with John's goofy best friend, Quinn, and a past that threatens to destroy everything. ***** Bailey had only known John as the handsome man from floor ten that smiled at her and said hello whenever they met in the elevator. Yet, when he suddenly passes away she finds herself mourning the relationship she never got to have with him. She begins researching John's life, learning about the man she never got to know. In doing so she meets his best friend, Quinn, who's playful nature and rugged appearance may be exactly what Bailey needs to come out of her shell. However, with her walls built high after past nightmares and her heart lost in a memory, she may never be able to see what's right in front of her. Wattys 2021 Winner - Chicklit Content Warning: Domestic Abuse, Emotional Abuse, Sexual Assault, Death, Miscarriage, Drug Use, Suicidal Thoughts