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Barley Wine and Apricots

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Parts 3
Time <5 mins

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Dance. College. Places to be found. People to be seen. All in the matter of 3 months Raelynn Clare's whole life is about to change when she receives a letter in the mail from Oxford University to study History and Space Science. She's just a girl from the middle of Boston with a dream to one day be dancing on center stage in front of millions of people.

Silas Grant is a part of one of the most famous bands in England. Unfortunately for Silas the band hasn't been able to write songs  for the past 3 months and their record label has been down their throats.  Now Silas has to go out into the streets of Oxford, England and find inspiration for new songs and hopefully get 18 new records out before the end of the year.All Rights Reserved

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Fame's Revenge

When the limelight shines on someone, no one thinks about what might be lurking in their shadow... Liz is famous. Somehow. She never thought she'd get here - and, frankly, she doesn't really want to be. She wants to rewind time to where she's at home, playing for her best friend, Shay. Shay, who she hasn't spoken to in a year. But for what? A life where she's unable to go somewhere without running into a fan, where she has a fake boyfriend that's more of a stranger than anything? It's everything she never really wanted. The only things keeping her from wanting out are the memory of the love of her life and a new relationship with the one guy she never thought she'd have anything with. Shay is the cast-off. She's the past that user wants to forget about. When Liz got famous, she left her behind. She's living a dream, with tons of adoring fans and a loving boyfriend - everything Shay's wanted but never had. All she was was a stepping stone to all of that. Now? Now she's nothing. It's time for her to give that traitor a taste of her own medicine, show her Shay's not just something to forget about - in any way she can. Under the direction of voices in her head, she's found a way into Liz's house. Now, where to begin?