I Play for Keeps
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Last published Mon, Oct 13, 2014
Meet Rae. She's your average sixteen year old. She goes to high school, reads, likes guys, and gets in drama. But there's one thing that sets Rae apart from the others.
She hates pop music.
Yet all she wants is to be famous some day.
For singing.
Her mom is dying of cancer and needs a sugery in the next two months, or Rae will be an orphan. To pay for it, Rae does crazy, unimaginable things. She realizes she has a passion for music as she plays her guitar on the streets. Then one day, a man comes into her life offering her a deal she can't resist.
In a little less than a week, Rae's life has changed in ways she could never imagine. She thinks her life is at it's peak until he comes into play. She falls in love with him the first night she meets him. And suddenly, choices have to be made.
Will she choose her love for music or her love for the boy of her dreams?
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