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If life handed you an opportunity to start over, would you take it?
Only 1 in 700,000 people will ever experience what it is like to be struck by lightning and unfortunately for Lily McNamara, she is that one person. Lily is a strong, young, independent woman, but nothing could have prepared her for the complete shift in perspective that comes with a near death experience.
What she thought was a well rounded and respectable life with her college sweetheart quickly unravels into a terrifying nightmare. As Lily struggles to recover the memory of her accident and cope with her injuries, new feelings simmer just below the surface for the handsome and affable young doctor who saved her life. Life progresses and memories slowly float back to the surface, but a storm more sinister lurks on the horizon. Can Lily survive the impending danger? Or will lightning strike twice?
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