Chances
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Complete Sun, Sep 11, 20221h 27m
It's hard to believe in anything genuine when your whole life feels like it's made up of jokes and you feel like one of them
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After being robbed of her life's savings, Gemma tries to start picking her life up from scratch with her career.
But that soon changes when she comes across her newest client.
This book contains brief mention of suicide.
Do you believe in second chances?
Also, cover cred goes to @wrathscrown on Pinterest.
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