Queen's Port
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Last published Fri, Jan 12, 2018
The small fishing town of Queen's Port has always been home for Rowan. But finished high school, and unsure what she wants in life, Rowan is finding the quiet, uneventful lifestyle boring.
Everett was a promising baseball player until injury put an end to his career. Without a backup plan he finds himself working on his uncle's fishing boat while he figures out a plan B for his life.
Two people who couldn't be more different both facing disapproval, uncertainty, and doubt. Will they find a direction for their lives, or be lulled into the state of contentment that seems to characterize the residents of Queen's Port?
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