My Imperfect Paradise
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Last published Thu, Jan 14, 2016
Cassie Dresden on the surface seems like your typical 23 year old just trying to makes end meet at a bar while trying to figure herself out. But what most don't know is that she's a recovering addict trying to keep hope that her brother who was abducted 17 years ago comes home. When her faith starts to inevitably dissipate, fate decides to revive the spark when she's given her blessing disguised as a curse when a vicious gang who knows of her brothers whereabouts abduct her.
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