If you travel in the USA often, there is one state I would not recommend you visit. The grass is so green, so flat, always dewy and freshly cut, the ladies' almost always attend the same college and follow the law of chastity taken from their core religion. The men go on missions all around the world teaching foreigners about said religion. And unless you travel about an hour up to the Great Salt Lake, you won't find many liquor stores, clubs, or tattoo parlors.
Sam is trapped in a state that won't let her be who she is, she is a broke high-school student, daughter of the most appreciated man in her ward, and the pressure is on her to be a perfect mormon example. The real trouble starts when she gets sent to girls camp, she doesn't think things can get much worse for her, until she meets Wendy, a fellow girl that likes girls, and her world starts to turn upside down.
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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