A Year Abroad
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After working hard for years to be able to achieve studying at Oxford for a year, Indiana University accepted psychology student Evangeline Connell's application for their study abroad program at University of Oxford-St. Anne's. Lucky enough for her, she's not going alone. Her best friend Brynn Young also got accepted.
When there, she gets introduced to Blake Atkinson, your stereotypical run of the mill bad boy. How is his entry into her life going to change things and how will their story pan out?
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"You know Evangeline, I looked up your name to figure out the meaning," Blake said as I was walking away from him and into my dorm. "The 'bearer of good news' in Greek. It's obviously pretty accurate because baby, you saying that you'll be my girlfriend is best damn news I've ever received," he said with a big smile on his face. This might just be the happiest I've ever seen him.
I turned around and ran back to him, a wide smile overtaking my features. When I reached him I threw my arms around his neck and crashed my lips down on his.
A very cliche love story...
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