Open Arms
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Haunted by a memory of her past, Carson Moretti lives her life day to day, struggling to forget the day and the person that changed the person that she was and will forever remain to be. But then she meets Hunter. The only person who can ever seem to make her forget her past. He teaches her how to be happy, to live, and most importantly, how to love again. But all of this stops, the day the man she hates, waltzes back into her life. Forced to remember, she must discover herself and find the inner strength she has been building all these years. She must remember the lessons Hunter taught her; to love, to forgive, and to realize that you truly only live once. Life is change. Constantly twisting through different paths, challenging us day by day. Open Arms is a story of self-discovery, acceptance, love, and forgiveness. And realizing that change does not just happen in your life as a whole, but can also happen in people.
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