Lovely
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Last published Sun, Nov 3, 2013
❝I spent that summer
on the roof of a building,
counting and wishing on stars.
running wild and free,
not afraid of anything
and ignorant of everything
but you.❞
It's been a long time since Evangeline has been to her summer house in Bellacosta, Florida. In fact, it hasn't even crossed her mind in years. Never in her wildest dreams would she have imagined that one day her dad would uproot her family and drag them out there to live, for good. Soon, Evie discovers that coming back after so long offers not only an opportunity to redefine herself, but maybe even a chance at love, as well.
A novel filled with old friends, new feelings, drama, hope, and heartbreak… Evangeline Drake is in for one summer she’ll never forget.
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