Pain & Glory
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Last published Wed, Aug 3, 2016
17-year-old Ollie McLehn has always lived a happy life. She had her family, her best friend, and that was all she needed. Life was great, spontaneous even. But, that all changed when her father was killed in a hit-and-run. Months have passed and things have changed. As each day goes by, everything since the accident seems to be the same. The pain, the mourning, and the spark of life has yet to return. That is until Caleb Diggle came around. With Caleb around, she begins to feel like herself again. She feels that maybe things will start to turn around. In the midst of getting involved with Caleb, she discovers secrets that she must now cope with.
Will Caleb be able to bring the spark back into Ollie's life? Will Ollie be able to make things right with the secrets that are now exposed? Or, will this be the worst summer ever?
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