Just Another Unambitious Woman
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Diane Simmons always had the bad luck to look like a spitting image of her tall twin brother David. But as her world turns upside down, Diane has no other choice but to embrace their resemblance; with her father and David dead, two younger unmarried sisters in tow, an emotionally unstable mother and no other male successor, she doesn't see any other alternative to save her family and her home but to become her brother - and bury herself.
And even if she thought it will be easy to impersonate a spoiled young heir that always gets his way, things get more than a little complicated with the arrival of David's so-called best friend, Captain Talbot, who seems to know more than she'd like him to. With his arrival, the secrets that have been buried in the heart of the Simmons home start to resurface and it looks like someone wants Diane dead one way or another...
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Fire. That's the name of her brother's murderer. He dreams of becoming a skier.He wants to attend Kings college...just like her brother once did. For Stephanie,that's proof enough. Proof that he's the one. She has to make her choice- to become someone else. Not as a girl,but a guy She'll walk into King's College disguised,just to find him. Just to end him Her twin,Stephan couldn't have just vanished... it's almost impossible. They shared everything,and then suddenly,he was gone-swallowed up by secrets she never understood The news of his death came like storm. He had fallen in with a group Stephanie knows nothing about.He made friends with a boy known as Fire who shared same dream with him. Months passed without a word from Stephan...until one morning He finally called. Her heart leapt when she heard his voice,but it didn't last because the call ended with his scream "FIRE, NO!" Gunshots followed. Silence. That was a year ago. Now Stephanie knows one thing for certain: Fire will be at King's College and so will she... As a guy To revenge. To kill the motherfúcker Living as a guy didn't turn out easy cause her weird roommate follows her like a ghost Logan will never let her outta his sight And Stephanie? She has to choose between falling for her roommate or focusing on her mission * "Oh,I'm your roommate...see.."she stuttered showing him her card. His brows narrowed,he studied her from head to toe "A girl as my roommate?" Stephanie froze Nah,you wouldn't wanna Miss out. Grab your popcorn and stick with me as we unravel... Wizzy Babe C.
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