Outrunning the Darkness
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Alexandria Moretti has always been a loner, happily. She never thought she needed any one or anything to come into her life and challenge that. Everything changes when she moves to a small town, Vincennes, with her sister Erin.
Both grapple between love and loss while untangling the secrets behind this historic town and their own bloodline.
Will the love last or will they die before it has a chance?
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