The Life I Wish We'd Lived
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  • Reads 787
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  • Parts 29
  • Time 4h 28m
Complete, First published Mar 26, 2016
Back home for the summer Katrina "Kat Saunders expects it to be the best summer ever. But she doesn't get what she's expecting. Her best friend Eli and her ex Chris put her in a very difficult position, only adding to her stress. With her parents on vacation and her sister in Europe she feels abandoned and now her friends are tearing her apart. 

Who will she choose? Eli, her best friend? Chris, the one she could love? Or will her heart lead her on a completely different path.



This book's three main characters are based on myself and two friends. The person Eli is based on passed away December 2015 and this is... The Life I Wish We'd Lived.
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