Can't Help But Wonder
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Last published Tue, Dec 27, 2016
Sophia Blair is not your average 22 year old college graduate. She isn't partying or looking for love. She runs a small worn down coffee shop, which was definitely not in her life plan. She wanted to be a big name actress, considering she got a theatre degree from college, but when that didn't work out she found herself surrounded by coffee grounds and gawking men at the barista. Sophia wasn't interested in love or settling down, the only thing she knew was work hard and pay the rent. That is, until, Jack Moore, a total wise-cracker, comes strolling into Sophia's shop. The only guy who she ever said yes to a date to, Sophia is seriously reconsidering her earlier resentment towards love. However filled with secrets, tragedies, and unbelievable twists, Sophia doesn't know how long she can stay on the roller coaster called love, but she can't even imagine life without the flips and turns that love brings.
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