What Good Girls Do
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Complete, First published Feb 01, 2023
✨️ONC 2023 Shortlisted✨️

'And I knew then, with an earth-shattering certainty, that everything I'd worked for, strived for, suffered for, had just turned to dust. My life as I knew it, scattered along the pavement with shards of windscreen and the contents of my stomach.'

As the ruling queen of her elite private school, Annabel Sinclair has the brains and ruthlessness to go far. But an unexpected pregnancy and an 'incident' with a golf club and her ex-boyfriend's car leaves her expelled and disowned by her friends. Suddenly she's shipped off to the wrong side of town and forced to live with her estranged dad. If that isn't enough drama to deal with, his eccentric neighbours, the Grady's come into her life. Annabel doesn't need their unique blend of chaos as she's desperately trying to cling onto her old life. And she definitely doesn't need the spark that's growing between her and Connor Grady...

✨️Open Novella Contest 2023 entry✨️

Prompts -

69. I had a marvellous time ruining everything - Taylor Swift

44. Music is the bridge that can join together people regardless of their differences. Connect your diverse characters through their love of music.

Trigger warning - references and detailed descriptions of pregnancy.
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