A Secret Not Worth Keeping
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She surfs, he skates (and also surfs), and they have been best friends their whole lives. Until something happens between them, one of them lies, and it all threatens to tear them apart.
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In the early 2000s- before the existence of smartphones and social networks- Julie Christine lived a life most sixteen-year-old girls dreamed of. Her parents were wealthy, her boyfriend was a television star, and she had a best friend whom she was positive she could always count on.
Unbeknownst to Julie, however, the best friend in question-the ever-reliable Andrew Scott-was keeping a secret from her that ultimately changed the course of everything.
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Note from the author: I have been working on this for over two decades and since I am a millennial, a lot of the small details are from the early stages of cellphones and the internet.
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Themes / Tropes:
Slow Burn
Bestfriends to lovers
Keeping Secrets
High School Romance
Summer Romance
Wealthy Lifestyle
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Warning: Includes excessive cursing, suggestions of underage excessive consumption of alcohol, and minor suggestions of s.assult (nothing graphic).
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