Don't Pretend
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Last published Mon, Mar 7, 2016
Coen and Embry meet in a peculiar way among the birch trees of Oregon, but that doesn't stop them from forming an infrangible bond. They reveal things to one another that they have never even dared to say aloud. They risk a great deal to spend as much time together as they do. Little do they know is that the cherished time they have together may tick away sooner than they would like.
Will these two unsettled teens be able to help each other through their complications in time?
Or will everything be washed away before their eyes?
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