Sleepless in Manhattan
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Last published Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Alice Carver is a not so normal 22 year old with the lives of her loved one weighing down on her shoulders. She is dangerous but fragile as she struggles to keep her friends and daughter safe from the threat that still lingers within the shadows of Manhattan. Home life doesn't make things any easier. In order to keep from falling under the troubled economy she must go against the law to make a living. But will one unexpected encounter ruin her plans, or will it give Alice the extra push she needs to finish what she started?
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