where the lilacs grow
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"How did this happen?"
"I don't know, it just... everything seemed to fall into place when I was with her."
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Lia has kept everything about her life under wraps for a long time. That's until a fateful, snowy night when she meets Skye. Their personalities seem to fit each other in all the right places. With constant obstacles, will their instant connection prove the most valuable?
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