Him & the City
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Last published Tue, Jun 21, 2016
Karmen was completely new to the city scene; Though all of her best friends lived in New York, she had no idea what it had in store for her.
While trying to push away the mutual romantic feelings between her and her best friend/roommate, she also has to deal with a dangerous yet attractive boy who keeps showing up when she's in difficult situations.
Will Karmen stick to what she knows and fall for her long time friend, or will she let the darkness of the city convince her to fall for the worst of the worst?
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