Living The Greek Life
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Last published Mon, Mar 21, 2016
Alexandra is the Plain-Jane daughter of a blacksmith in ancient Greece. After being abused for most of her life this 15 year old leaves her torn apart family and sets out to the Great City of Athens to see where Athena takes her. When a man notices her and starts promising her riches and fame, Alexandra can't believe her luck. But was it in fact too good to be true?
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