You're The Fire To My Ice
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Last published Wed, Nov 20, 2013
Marigold Mabry Emerson was only 8 years old when her drunkard of an uncle brutally raped her on Christmas Eve. Now 16, she faces the struggle of putting her life back together, and finding the girl she locked out so many years ago, but her biggest fear is touch. The simplest handshake, poke, or gesture feels like a million needles stabbing her. She never tells though, she plays it off as if she's the happiest, warmest girl in the world. Her roller coaster of a life that always goes downhill, may finally take a turn for the best when she meets the boy that may be able to save her from her self, and memories. Gray Landon, a boy filled with love, and warmth.
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