Shine Again
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Addison Turner's life is shattered into a million pieces and then her life is turned upside down when she has to move to a new town. She's 17, she doesn't know anyone and doesn't feel connected to her old life, or her old friends anymore.
She needs to open up and allow herself to start healing if she wants to be happy, but she doesn't feel like she can.
Until she meets Miller Fontane, a guy who knows her pain all too well. Can he help her figure out who she is while letting her remember who she used to be?
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