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AceOfCups
Ongoing, First published Sep 17, 2016
adultadventurebadboybrokencomingofagecountrydramafictiongriefjourneylostgirllovementalhealthnewredemptionromanceteen
When Ruby March steps foot back in Laurel Valley to live with her Uncle on his ranch, she is one mistake away from losing her last chance. This is her fresh start; to try and forget the demons of her past and the nightmares that haunt her every night.  Ruby has to obey her Uncle's rules, and that means no partying, no boys and NO trouble. Easy enough...
But when her last chance at 'home' is under threat, Ruby takes the reigns to fight for what she has left. It's time for her to kick up the dust on the dirt road once more, and hope she can save herself and her future in the process. 



*Trigger Warning: References and flashback descriptions of trauma and assault.*
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The Broken Can Love Again

17 parts Complete

Maya has had a rough past. From her parents dying, to being abused by her step dad, to jumping from foster home to foster home can be a lot for a teenager. But when she goes to live with one of her old friends things change. Maya is gonna learn to be herself again and to love again. She hasn't been herself in a long time and hasn't loved anyone in a while. After her parents died who else is there to love? This story is called the broken can love again. Maya is emotionally broken because of her past, but when she moves to the place she lived before, things change.

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