Love and Crosses
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Last published Thu, Jul 20, 2023
Love and Crosses is a coming-of-age drama novel, starring Vera De La Cruz and Holland Pierce as they find comfort in each other as they embark upon their journey to accomplish a successful high school year.
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Enters Vera De La Cruz, with her unique brunette hair and those captivating eyes. With her underrated looks and the smart mouth, Vera can charm anyone. But she doesn't want to. She doesn't want a boyfriend. As she shifts to Cedarville High for her Senior year, her confidence wavers and panic sets in at the thought of not catching up to her classes and being behind on lessons.
Meet Holland Pierce, Cedarville High's football team captain. You can say God is unfair, because Holland has everything. The six pack abs to the striking green eyes, everything about him screams sexy. Caution: Do not underestimate the brains. With straight A's and AP classes, he truly lacks nothing. (including his reputation as the bad boy)
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"The supreme happiness of life consists in the conviction that one is loved..."
--- Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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People believe in mundane things. My mundane belief was the promise of happily ever after. I sincerely believe there existed something called happily ever after, but never in my wildest dreams imagined my happily ever after with Cedarville High's bad boy, Holland Pierce.
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