While We're Here
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Last published Wed, Jun 12, 2019
When Olivia O'Connor chose to attend Ridgewater University, she had everything planned. She would go to college with her best friend, join a sorority, and apply for a program that takes her education to the next level. When she arrives to school, everything seems to fall into place...until she meets the mysterious Fox Bloom.
What begins as a normal school year quickly turns into a whirlwind of romance, growth, and loss. Soon Olivia realizes she has to juggle the way her future is changing, but can she really handle that?
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