The Art of Having It All
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Last published Wed, Jul 13, 2016
Natalie Condren is "adulting"--or trying to, anyway. From having an accumulative 3.94 GPA, to waking up to a naked stranger in her bed; Natalie is a force of nature.
She comes from a line of surgeons, nurses, and pediatricians. The obvious choice is to follow in her family's footsteps, yet Natalie decides to forge her own path in the field of Education. In college, she was the typical overachiever that everyone resented yet secretly aspired to become. She knew how to balance work and play. And after thee and a half years, there is one thing that stands in her way of acquiring the degree: Student teaching.
Student teaching is the only hurdle left to jump over, or so she thought. After a one-night stand, Natalie finds that her work and play have intertwined, and it could be detrimental to her career. She refuses to let her own personal interests demolish everything she worked toward in college, no matter how tempting it may be. Yet, she realizes that life isn't so simple and has the ability to throw countless curveballs...
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