Stardust
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Last published Thu, Jul 24, 2025
Nova (noun): a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter than before.
Novalee Grace Hamilton has always hated her first name and never understood why her parents chose to call their only daughter something so ridiculous and embarrassing. Now, states away from her family and having just graduated college, she is ready to discover what the world has to offer her. What she isn't prepared for is the pain and heartache that seems to come from the one person she trusts most.
Elliot Wilson just wanted to start over. After experiencing the worst heartbreak he could imagine, he hopped on a plane to a new country, hoping to find something worth living for again. He ends up opening a small bookshop in the midst of Augusta, Maine, choosing to swear off women and love altogether. But what about the new girl that was just hired to work the coffee bar each afternoon? And why did she always come in with a fresh bruise coloring her skin?
When unfortunate circumstances bring these two together one night, they discover what it means to truly love themselves while learning to open their hearts to each other.
A coming-of-age story about a girl learning to shine the way she's meant to and a boy learning to trust all over again.
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