Being Neighborly
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What's worse than beginning your senior year in a new town? The reason for having to start over.
After being relocated from her hometown of 17 years, Leila Garner must juggle the stress of a new school, new friends, new living arrangements, and her past. Things seem to be going well, or as well as you can expect a teenager to adjust to change, until she crosses paths with Tristan Johnson, resident mysterious bad boy. Also, her new neighbor.
Will Leila be able to navigate her way through a new life, or will her recent past come back to haunt her? Moving forward isn't easy when you have a nosey neighbor to deal with...
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*first few chapters of the sequel "Love Thy Neighbor" are out for those who binge read:)
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