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Gravity in Orbit

Wordsfromthequill

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Reads 265
Votes 27
Parts 4
Time 31m

Wordsfromthequill

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Following her mother's incarceration, Abigail Ortega's life is uprooted when she is sent to live with her estranged father in Penshaw, Colorado. Not only will she be living with a man she's never met before, but she is forced to leave her half-brother behind.

With her mind set on returning for her brother as soon as possible, Abigail is surprised to find herself fitting into the picturesque, suburban life that is so distinctly different to what she has always known. 

But will the new people in her life still want her once they find out who she truly is... and what will happen when one of her mother's best hidden secrets comes back to haunt her.All Rights Reserved

abuse chicklit comingofage drama drugs estranged family firstlove highschool jail lies love poverty prison romance secrets siblings teenfiction youngadult

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