|| Melancholy ||
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Last published Sat, Nov 20, 2021
••• When Leah Finch moves towns for college she finds herself working part-time at a diner. Love is definitely the last thing on her mind but with her co-worker Easton, the "charmer", that idea becomes difficult. Leah does her best trying to avoid his "nosy ass" but fate just isn't having it. •••
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