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    Roots
    Roots
    xFakingaSmilex
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    • Reads
      Reads 1,669,322
      1,669,3221.6M
    • Votes
      Votes 67,901
      67,90167.9K
    • Parts
      Parts 83
      8383
    • Time
      Time 9h 42m
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    xFakingaSmilex
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    Complete, First published May 25, 2018
    While falling in love with a drug kingpin, Tikera must prove she can survive in his dangerous world - and convince him their relationship is worth fighting for.
        
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        After dropping out of university and setting her sights on traveling to Europe, twenty-three-year-old Tikera Copeland is desperate for a job. So when she innocently applies for a gardening position and immediately gets hired, she's shocked to discover that her "real" job will be tending to a bunker full of thriving, (definitely) illegal weed plants. Intrigued by this world she knows nothing about, Tikera agrees to stay, but her growing feelings for "The Boss" -- the mysterious drug kingpin who owns and grows the plants -- quickly complicate things. He's falling for her too (and she knows it, even if he won't admit it), but breaking through his icy exterior won't be easy. And with thieves, vengeful hitmen, and rival kingpins threatening them at every turn, will they even survive long enough to find their happily ever after?
        
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    • Lavender
    • Sage
    • Weeds
    • Pebbles
    • Honey
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    • Vanilla
    • Frangipani
    • Jasmine
    • Mint
    • Acacia
    • Oleander
    • Dieffenbachia
    • Tulips
    • Aster
    • Chamomile
    • Bleeding Heart
    • Clover
    • Dead Nettle
    • Daisy
      Locked
    • Echinacea
      Locked
    • Roses
      Locked
    • Hyacinth
      Locked
    • Marigold
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    • Rhododendron
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    • Sunflower
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    • Orchid
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    • Calluna Vulgaris
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    • Gerbera
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    • Sakura
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    • Hibiscus
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    • Syringa
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    • Petunia
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    • Forsythia
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