The Edge of Eden
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Last published Wed, Feb 26, 2020
Serena Winters has always had nightmares. Ever since she was little, she has had the most vivid nightmares. Some felt like glimpses into her future, others felt like parts of another world. Growing up, her parents always tried to comfort her, but now she's on her own. Both of her parents recently died in a brutal car accident, and strangely she had a nightmare of losing them when it happened.
After being kidnapped by a scientist, Serena's dreams take a sharp turn. Instead of assuming she is psychic, it is clear something else is happening while she sleeps. Soon her dreams become an escape for the life she lives in captivity. And one day, she met him.
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