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    Set Me Free
    Set Me Free
    elsetterby
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    • Parts
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    • Time
      Time 5h 33m
      5 hours, 33 minutes5h 33m
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    • Reads
      Reads 4,325,791
      4,325,7914.3M
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      Votes 170,702
      170,702170K
    • Parts
      Parts 29
      2929
    • Time
      Time 5h 33m
      5 hours, 33 minutes5h 33m
    elsetterby
    Complete
    Complete, First published May 26, 2015
    Mature
    After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen.
         
        [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
        
        Cover designed by Simone Northey
    All Rights Reserved
    • abusiveex
    • art
    • artist
    • café
    • contemporary
    • dark
    • freshstart
    • friendship
    • life
    • love
    • lovestory
    • mystery
    • newadult
    • paidstories
    • painter
    • relationships
    • romance
    • romantic
    • romanticsuspense
    • seaside
    • secrets
    • sexy
    • smalltown
    • suspense
    • troubledpast
    abusiveexartartistcafécontemporarydarkfreshstartfriendshiplifelovelovestorymysterynewadultpaidstoriespainterrelationshipsromanceromanticromanticsuspenseseasidesecretssexysmalltownsuspensetroubledpast
    Table of contents
    • Chapter One
      Tue, May 26, 2015
    • Chapter Two
      Sat, Jun 6, 2015
    • Chapter Three
      Tue, Jun 9, 2015
    • Chapter Four
      Sat, Jun 13, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Five
      Wed, Jun 17, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Six
      Fri, Jun 19, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Seven
      Wed, Jun 24, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Eight
      Sat, Jun 27, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Nine
      Wed, Jul 1, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Ten
      Sat, Jul 4, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Eleven
      Fri, Jul 10, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twelve
      Fri, Jul 10, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Thirteen
      Wed, Jul 15, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Fourteen
      Fri, Jul 17, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Fifteen
      Wed, Jul 22, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Sixteen
      Wed, Jul 22, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Seventeen
      Sat, Jul 25, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Eighteen
      Sat, Jul 25, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Nineteen
      Wed, Jul 29, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty
      Wed, Jul 29, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-One
      Sat, Aug 1, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Two
      Sat, Aug 1, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Three
      Tue, Aug 4, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Four
      Tue, Aug 4, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Five
      Fri, Aug 7, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Six
      Fri, Aug 7, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Seven
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Eight
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Nine
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked

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    After escaping her past, Miranda finds herself in coastal Maine, and when she meets Owen, she must help him uncover what truly happened to his now-dead ex.
        
                                                                              *****
        
        On the run from her abusive ex, Miranda Lewis figures a small town in coastal Maine is just the place for her to lay low. There she befriends Claire, the owner of a local cafe, and her son, Owen. A woodworker and musician, he keeps to himself, especially since the town believes he played a part in the disappearance of the town's pride and joy... a skilled artist and his former girlfriend. As the two begin to grow closer, Miranda agrees to help him uncover the truth behind what really happened, especially now that strange things are occurring again, leading all roads back to Owen.
         
        [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]
        
        Cover designed by Simone Northey

    29 parts

    • Chapter Twenty-Seven
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Eight
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked
    • Chapter Twenty-Nine
      Wed, Aug 12, 2015Locked
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