The Passerby
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Last published Tue, Jan 21, 2014
The Passerby is a novel in progress. If you care to read the early draft, then you may be my guest. Your feedback/comments are appreciated.
Running from her scarred past, a young woman climbs Saguaro Bridge, towering two hundred feet over the reservoir, planning to end her failed existence.
Roderick, a passerby on his way to work sees the troubled woman and makes it his goal to save her life.
Little do they know their pasts are intertwined. When they see each other, the powerful bond they share changes everything. But is love enough to fix her broken soul?
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