Half the world away
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Introverted 19 year old Ruby Oliver spends Majority of her time online. Weather it be chatrooms or watching videos her personality comes to life online. When she meets Sammy Quinn, an 21year old boy whose full of life and the polar opposite to Ruby, they're drawn to each other like magnets. Only problem is he's lives in Australia and Ruby lives in the UK.
Ruby was once an outgoing active person but that all changed when she was 16. Sammy wants nothing more than to help his online friend get her confidence back. Even if he doesn't know why she lost it in the first place.
When Ruby makes the decision to visit Sammy for 3 months she finds herself in the people she meets. Learning more about one and other.
What'll happen when their 3 months is up?
(Parts of this book are based on real experiences I have had in my life, as well as some of the characters are based on real and amazing people I've been lucky enough to meet.)
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