While You Were Teaching
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Last published Tue, Apr 2, 2019
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Avery Winters still isn't over her college love, Dominic Brown. It may be over three years since she last saw him, but she still remembers it like it was yesterday. In an attempt to move on with her life, Avery decides to write down her and Dominic's love story, from the bad to the beautiful. Looking back on her college years, Avery relives her first year away from home, reminisces on all the lessons she has learned, and the ups and downs of first love. But when Avery finishes her story will she finally be ready to move on? or will she long for her college days and Dominic more than ever?
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