TIDE
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"Life is like surfing a good wave. We have those moments where you feel as though you are on the top of the world and those where your life comes crashing down all around you."
Ainsley Matthews, ex-pro surfer, has been though a lot in the past. From the passing of her best friend all the way to her father walking out on her family. All of the things she's been through made her fear getting close with anyone because she knows that one day they'll be gone.
But what happens when Dawson Evans comes crashing into her life? Will she learn that the only way to move on is to put trust in others or will he break her heart and prove to her that everyone she loves, she will lose.
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