The Light in Your Eyes | on hold
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Last published Thu, Jul 23, 2020
Still grieving after her sister's death, Layla Yilmaz-Lee throws herself into her studies, wanting nothing more than to spend the next three years of university with her head down. To distract herself from her self-destructive thoughts, she takes up a job driving drunk students back to campus after rowdy nights out.
Unfortunately for her, cool and uncomplicated Finnegan Taylor is all too eager to be a regular customer.
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cover by NKFloro
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