To Heaven & Back (ONC 2026)
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She's trapped in the past, and he's always looking ahead.
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After her fiancé Travis dies in a storm, Candace Peyton receives a voicemail from him sent after his confirmed time of death. Clinging to his impossible message and lost in memories of their lifelong love story, she isolates herself in grief. Only by connecting with Travis's brother and uncovering painful family secrets does Candace begin to understand the man she lost and find the strength to build the future he wanted for her.
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(Prompt 90: You receive a voicemail from someone you love, recorded one hour after their confirmed death).
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