To Skin A Lamb
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MatureComplete Thu, Aug 17, 20234h 51m
Charity:
An intelligent, hardworking, and bossy sophomore college student who is recognized for her cleverness for an elite program offered to the best students at Braxton University. Her past is dark and filled with trauma, which has made her distance herself from men.
Terrance:
A happy-go-lucky, sunshine junior who is smitten with Charity is accepted to the same summer program in Chiapas, Mexico. He is determined to get to know her despite her disdain towards him.
During this vulnerable contemporary romance, both of them learn the importance of helping others in a way they couldn't even imagine.
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Trigger Warnings: Mentions of RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, and CHILD ABUSE
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