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Last published Sat, May 27, 2023
Allie Harper is a stubborn, feisty, and independent high school girl. With a great social and academic life, she was doing great. But no one's invincible. After being away at a rehabilitation center dealing with a traumatic event, Allie returns home to start her junior year. Everyone thinks she's just come back from boarding school. Only a select few know the truth.
Luke Mcgowan is arrogant, cocky, and unnervingly attractive. He's a new hockey recruit, her brothers friend and teammate, and has Allie as his new tutor. He's has no idea about Allie's past, but can't deny that he wants to know everything about her.
Both stubborn, both wanting all the control, one struggling, one going through the motions.
Neither recognizing that they make each other feel alive.
But what happens when trouble lurks in the shadows. Danger waits in Allie's life as she comes to realize that the worst night of her life, the night that ruined her forever and drove her away from her home and her friends may not be what it seems. It may be much, much worse.
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