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Ongoing, First published May 02, 2020
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Two years ago, Samantha Pillar's death left behind an unforgettable mark in Thornville. Her death was scrutinized by the media for weeks, and it was only when it was officially ruled as a suicide that the rumors finally died down. But just as the townspeople began to move on with their lives, Samantha's journal winds up in one girl's room-revealing everything that led up to the night of her death, and unmasking the web of lies hidden behind a once perfect facade. 

Promises are broken; ties are shattered as investigations take place. There are secrets, then betrayal, and the line between deception and the truth is suddenly a blur. Someone's about to learn the hard way that some secrets are meant to be kept buried. Because once the damage is done? 

It can never be reversed.
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Forbidden Legacy: Crestwood university

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A legacy buried in blood. A girl no one saw coming. They told her it was a second chance. But Crestwood was a cage from the start. Georgia Sutton arrives at Crestwood University expecting a clean slate. What she finds is darker than anything she imagined. A secret society pulling strings from the shadows. Four dangerous boys who weren't supposed to want her. And a legacy soaked in blood-one she never knew she carried. She's not just a girl with a past. She's the piece they've all been waiting for. The pawn. The prize. The war. But Georgia isn't theirs to break. And she's done playing by anyone's rules. Because some legacies were never meant to rise. Too bad she already has.

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