Take A Chance
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MatureOngoing22m
Last published Fri, Jul 24, 2020
One girl... but two men, without being aware of their feelings, fight for her heart.
(This takes place during the American Revolution when Americans were forced to let British soldiers stay in their homes. Liliana "Lia" Allen is a second-generation American colonist, letting the soldiers in her family's home because of the Quartering Acts.)
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