Love & War
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Last published Wed, Nov 23, 2016
When sixteen year old Esme Clearwater is asked to take the night time patrol of a prisoner, she never expected to get passionately close to Mateo Sanchez a soldier from the Woodrow Village. And when her childhood friend John Carter, son of the Captain of the Wilson Army, confesses his love for her, Esme finds herself with the struggle to choose between her duty and her heart.
But things are more complicated than that, when a prophecy that involves Esme and her role in ending the war between the North and the South once and for all is foretold.
What will she do?
Who will she choose?
Is Esme the one to save everyone from permanent doom?
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