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sometimesalycewrites

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Cece Barnes--aka romance writer Cecelia Worth--doesn't believe in love. Her stories make readers swoon across the world, but the fiercely private 25-year-old never tells them that her own stories feel like fanciful dreams to her. With a history full of unsuccessful relationships, unrequited feelings, and her parents now divorcing after almost 30 years of marriage, Cece's not sure that love is anything more than the stuff of storybooks.

Callum Gray is trying to write his first romance novel. He can see the characters in his head, feel the way they care so deeply for one another, but he can't seem to get it on the page. When his professor--Dr. Elise Burris--connects him with one of the foremost up-and-coming romance writers in the country, Callum jumps at the chance to get advice. Except Cecelia Worth is nothing like he imagined. Grumpy, cynical, and a little too happy with her red pen, he can't imagine how she writes some of the greatest love stories he'd ever read.

Dr. Elise Burris is trying to solve a cold case. After a successfully bringing attention to another unsolved Washington State murder. When she comes across the unsolved murder of 19-year-old heiress Amanda Murray on the old Madison Park ferry dock. She knows she has to write about it. If only Dr. Burris were a little less good at what she did.

When Dr. Burris goes missing, Cece and Callum must work together to find their beloved mentor. It becomes evident that to find Dr. Burris, they have to first solve Amanda Murray's almost 60-year-old murder case.All Rights Reserved

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