A Chance In The Stars
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Last published Sat, Nov 26, 2016
When small town girl Lily Brown wins a competition that sends her to Paris on what seems a chance to learn some things and to grow, she meets big time photographer, Steve McCurry, after given a life-changing opportunity Lily must focus hard to impress him, but with Lily's uncontrollable anxiety, how will she cope?
Throughout her journey she struggles, learns, grows and unearths a whole now Lily. Just when she thinks everything is going okay, she meets French journalist Noah, and suddenly her world gets so much more difficult as she must choose between a chance in the stars or a shot a true love.
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