Wishful Thinking.
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Last published Thu, Aug 27, 2020
Madilyn Leary was adopted when she was born, that fact has never been a secret. Growing up with a white family a black girl tends to stick out. You also learn how to ignore the haters. Madilyn was a pretty decent student, nothing less than a B usually. She has 3 close friends and after college they all decided to move to Boston. A fresh start was just what everyone needs.
All that changed when she meets 'the' Cody Striker, bad boy extraordinaire. You know how there's always that one student who spent more time in detention than he did actual classes? Yeah, Cody was that student. With his tattoos and steely blue eyes that could make any girl melt. Cody didn't go to college. He barely passed high school. To make a living he works as a tattoo artist, art is the one thing he was always good at.
What happens when semi-good girl Madilyn meets the Bad Boy? Join them on their journey of frustration to understanding and possibly love!
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