Wildflowers Still Float on Blackwater
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Ongoing, First published May 11, 2022
Mature
Elethea was not put on this earth to sink or swim. She was simply put here to float. To go with the flow, and live the life intended for her by The Moon herself. The way of her maternal ancestors. The way of healing, light, and love. After spending thirteen years away from her home, her family, pack, and best friend Greyson, Elethea has finally returned to her roots. She's home for good now, a deep feeling in her bones telling her that this is where her life truly begins. This is where she will grow and blossom like the Wildflower she is. 
The road has been hard, and the suitcases in her beat up 4Runner aren't the only baggage Elethea has brought home to the swampy pinewood forrest land her family has called home for centuries. Time took her away, and time will heal her- at least she hopes. 
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Greyson has lived a life where he was forced to swim when all he's wanted do was float or even at times- sink. The only thing keeping Greyson from allowing himself to sink, was a secret. A beautiful secret that he has waited fourteen years to come to the surface from the depths of his murky childhood. The secret Elethea's own grandmother shared with him, making him promise to The Moon herself he wouldn't share. 

Wildflowers Still Float on Blackwater is a work in progress shifter romance set in and around Bagdad, Florida. An unincorporated village in Santa Rosa County, Florida. All settings are loosely or entirely based on the true town. The Phelan House is my own fantastical version of The Thompson House. This book will include 18+ content and mature themes, trigger warnings will be inserted as needed in this online Wattpad exclusive version. All characters are based on living people in my life who have granted permission, deceased people who wouldn't have minded, or are entirely figments of my imagination come to life. I hope you enjoy, and always remember: Go With The Flow, Not Against It.
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