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A Fractured Echo

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Reads 35,843
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Parts 29
Time 11h 0m

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What would you give to be able to erase your history, to start your life over with a clean slate?  For some, this is the stuff of dreams, but for one woman that reality is laced with fear and uncertainty.  Building a new life becomes infinitely harder as events from her past start to weave themselves into the present.  In a journey that will turn her whole world upside down for a second time, uncovering the truth poses more questions than it gives answers, as she fights to fully understand what happened.  Meanwhile, strength & support comes from unexpected places as she fights to remember.
  
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  Copyright © 2015 by Lou Moran. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Lou Moran.
  
  This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.All Rights Reserved

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STILL YOURS

Some love stories don't end. they just hit pause, waiting for the right time and maybe a little courage to hit play again. They thought they'd moved on new lives, new routines, new playlists. But when a surprise reunion throws them back into each other's orbits, all those once-buried feelings start bubbling up again. Sure, there were heartbreaks, awkward silences, and a few epic misunderstandings. But also? Laughter, late-night talks, and a love that never quite went away. Now, with the past behind them and maybe a little more wisdom , they're faced with one big question: is it time to finally give their love story the ending or a new beginning that it always deserved?