The Lines We Cross
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Last published Mon, Nov 3, 2025
When Hallie traded her football boots for a soldier's uniform, she never imagined the lines she'd have to cross - between duty and desire, loyalty and survival, family and self. After five grueling years in the army, battling smoke, explosions, and heartbreak, she faces the toughest decision yet: re-enlist or finally come home.
A chance to surprise her estranged sister Steph, a rising football star on holiday in Barcelona, offers a glimpse of the life she left behind - but the past isn't ready to let go.
Torn between the battlefields abroad and the battles within, Hallie must decide what she's truly fighting for.
D.O.B- 18.11.96
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