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Trapeze

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Reads 2,874,518
Votes 95,903
Parts 28
Time 8h 7m

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After a devastating accident, trapeze artist Corey Ryder gets stuck living a normal teenage life and attempts to reconnect with the mother she barely knows.
 
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As a trapeze artist, Corey Ryder is used to flying high above the rest of the world, but when a tragic accident destroys the only home she's ever known, everything comes crumbling down around her. Forced to stay in the small town of Sherwood, California, she must face the realities of being a normal teenage girl. Attending high school, making friends, and falling in love for the first time are just the beginning, because being back in California means facing a large part of her past she's been trying hard to forget-her mom.

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Fight For Me

Bastiana has a loving family, two amazing best friends, and a secret. Over summer vacation, Bastiana and her besties do their best to focus on their bucket list in order to distract them from all the secrets they're keeping from one another. When a kiss complicates her love life, Bastiana begins to question who she is and who she wants. When school starts back up, she's got her hands full with a jealous boyfriend and her long-time nemesis who is hell bent on tormenting her at every turn. When she falls into her bully's trap, she walks right into the worst night of her life. Will she survive it? *************** A coming of age story of a young girl that takes a dark turn. This story is filled with repressed emotions, crushes, coming out moments, revenge, family, and friendship at all costs. High school can either be the best years of your life, or the absolute worst. *This story starts light-hearted and fun, but it does NOT stay that way. WARNINGS: -Mentions of physical abuse -Detailed descriptions of violence -Detailed descriptions of sexual assault -Mentions of drug and alcohol use/abuse PLEASE DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE UNDER 18 This is the start of a series called "For Me" Book 2: "Stay For Me" coming 2025 Word Count: 280,000-300,000