Family is Hard to Come By
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  • Parts 9
  • Time 49m
  • Reads 134
  • Votes 15
  • Parts 9
  • Time 49m
Ongoing, First published Feb 17, 2020
Mature
Still haunted by the sudden death of her family, Billie Trenton travels the country, drinking away her guilt in the most insignificant towns in America. 

After twenty years apart, Cynthia McNabb wants nothing more than to reconnect with her mother, while Danielle McNabb's disgust for her daughter's resurgence grows more prominent everyday. 

When Billie stumbles upon the RiverBend Inn and into the McNabb's lives, she unknowingly finds herself thrust into their daily delusions. As the inn's veneer begins to crack,  Billie discovers the horrifying lengths a mother and daughter will go to obtain the one thing they've always wanted: a family.
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