Hope & Despair || BOOK 1
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BOOK 1 IN "A PLACE CALLED HOPE" SERIES ✔
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For little seven year Hope Dennison(now Cindy Jacobs), sixteen year Adrian Sloan wasn't just a babysitter but her hero, brother and best friend. Two years after her knight in shining armor disappeared without a trace, life took a downturn, taking away the people she ever loved and most of all, taking away a part of her that would probably never heal.
After the traumatic experiences faced during the past years, Cindy is challenged with living the rest of her life with the bad memories from her past but never again will ever be able to remember the good. She is more than shocked when a stranger approaches and claims he knew her even more than she knew about herself and is even more surprised that he was making all effort so that she would recognize him though she had no idea why.
Adrian Sloan is more than appalled when he gets back to California to discover his darling angel isn't his darling angel anymore. She had changed drastically. She was an entirely different person. After getting to know the "truth" about her past during the period of his absence, he is more than determined to get her back on track and into his life again.
Watch as he turns her world right side up through the power of music, love and selfless determination. Will Cindy be able to handle the changes coming her way? Will Adrian ever get the real Hope back and where she belongs with her in his arms? Will they be able to fight the battles coming their way and will the rightful justice be served?
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