Running From History
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Last published Thu, Jun 22, 2017
Ginny Carney has been running since she was 17; running from the small town that stifled her, from her 'wild child' reputation, and from the boy she left behind. Now 25 Ginny finds herself a college dropout with no job, no boyfriend and forced to move back in with her parents. When the boy across the street moves back into his late mother's house history threatens to catch up with her and Ginny's one secret, the thing that started her running in the first place, is at risk of coming out and changing everything.
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