Riptide
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MatureOngoing6m
Last published Thu, Oct 15, 2020
/ˈriptīd/
noun
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
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Ethan Jung, a middle school math teacher, refuses to fall in love. Falling is temporary; the aftermath of the crash is forever.
Dean Bennett, a modern art painter, thinks love is only for the sane, something he knows he will never be.
When the unloving meets the unlovable, will they finally get the happily ever after they never dreamed of ?
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