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TheNewJack88
Complete, First published Jan 06, 2021
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A devastating breakup leaves Charlie Jackson alone to sort through the broken pieces of her life. She's not sure she can ever love again, until she meets not one, but two boys who might just change her mind. One of them is a good guy, and one of them is a bad boy. Will she pick herself up and get her life together, or will she just make everything worse? 

This is designed to be a short easy read, with most chapters taking 5 minutes or less. Total read time: 2 hours. 

This story contains mild sexual content, depictions of bullying, alcohol consumption, mental illness and alcoholism. All names/places fictional.
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