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Shackles
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stressedinschool
Ongoing, First published Nov 20, 2020
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The secrets behind his smile.
The fears behind her tears.

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Her life is a bed of roses with more thorns than flowers.

His is a Pandora box full of secrets

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Anabella's parents where murdered with her as a witness at a tender age of eleven. She was moved to a foster home where she was abused in all possible ways to no end.

No matter how hard she tried, escape seemed so close,yet unobtainable.

Ethan Brown, has just moved in to another town with his widowed mother, for the umpteenth time.

Little does he know, that moving next door will bring an unexpected turn of events.

His smile irks her, her tears haunt him.

She needs help, but isn't one to call for a hero.

But, what to do, when their pasts come messing with the present.

Simple, they unravel mysteries, elucidate secrets. They discover the unknown.




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A week before their high school graduation, Ellie's boyfriend walked her to her door and kissed her goodnight, just like any other night. But there was nothing ordinary about what followed. Austin disappeared without a trace, never to be seen again... until now. Ellie is now 28. She has a good job, a roof over her head, and her best friend, a cat named Selma. Having fully given up on ever finding out what happened to Austin, imagine her surprise when she runs into him at a work conference out of town-wearing a name tag that says William. He's even more gorgeous now than he was back then. And that the spark between them... yeah, it's still sizzling. But Austin's secretive life leaves many questions unanswered and this time Ellie is not wiling to let go without an explanation. Austin knows one thing for sure; Ellie will keep going until she finds the truth. And in order to keep her safe, he has to stay far, far away from her. But can he?

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