Hope is Rising
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Summer after college, Stephanie Canton's life in Southern California crumbles in front of her. She loses her dream job and her charming boyfriend from college all in the matter of a week. As secrets are revealed and everything goes wrong, can Stephanie piece her life back together and learn to love again even after these difficult circumstances?
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