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Thorns and Roses

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Reads 131
Votes 10
Parts 17
Time 1h 38m

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Living with her awful, cruel heartless step mom, Riley has to suck in the pain of losing her mom and getting less love from her dad and new mother. Miserable at home and worse than she thought, new school, new home, new everything.... Everyone seems to want to ruin her life.

Will she survive in this cruel world? Is she tough enough to face the world any longer? 
Now that she's involved with someone she shouldn't be, will her life change for the better or worse?All Rights Reserved

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