What Happened to Hope
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It has never been smooth sailing for Evelyn Winters, and her first love was no exception. Her whole life had been a series of hardships and disappointment.
Then she meets him.
Jake Keller.
He swoops her off her feet, and is everything she could ever ask for in a guy.
But just when she thinks her life is finally looking up, he leaves her...
Join Evelyn as she fights to move on and face her demons, with the help of an unlikely friend and a touch of Hope.
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