Places That We Linger
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Renée Kim thrives in invisibility. As a filmmaker, she loves quietly observing people and imagining the wildest story she can about them. So it really is the irony of the century when she finds herself in love with Daniel Lee, a boy more secretive than her yet constantly under the spotlight.
When longing spills into desperation, she finds herself neck deep in a fake dating scheme that is far from well planned. Throw in a childhood best friend who knows too many of her secrets and more buried feelings than she expects, no one will come out of this unscathed.
And she might be the one that is hurt the most.
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