The One...
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thebookishslut
Complete, First published Nov 17, 2023
Mature
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Lenora Birkins is trying to be a better mom, wife, and lawyer. When everything has gone to shit. She goes back to the only place she knows. A town she hates, a town she'd rather not come back to. A town where everything burned down.

Back in Doveport, Newhaven, Lenora Birkins has not one but two missions. get back on her feet and AVOID DAKOTA WILLIAMS like her life depends on it. Ex-flame but above all Ex-Best friend Dakota Williams has destroyed her life and she doesn't need more drama. At least that's what she believes. With her life getting back on track, will confessed truths and broken promises derail it again?
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