Near to Me

By Tarah Burke

High school graduation was supposed to be the beginning of the rest of Kendra Larson’s life. Instead, longer days are full of farm chores and trying to overcome her father’s incessant strict expectations. Friendship with the family horse, Sage, makes farm life bearable. 

Kendra’s best friend Caitlin is like a sister to her. Caitlin’s family offers the normalcy Kendra longs for. Caitlin is a solid rock to lean on, but the allure of a cute new neighbor brings new surprises and neither girl can resist exchanging shy glances with the new guy. 

With the holidays approaching, Kendra will need all her resources to endure challenging times on the farm, as well as facing separation from her father’s regard. On top of that, can Kendra prevent a rift developing in her friendship with Caitlin? Most importantly, how can she find the strength to move past her pain to a brighter future?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tarah Burke
• Release date: Jul 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781513049229

Tarah Burke

Tarah Burke is a published author of the novel Premeditated, a novella Near to Me and now the short story Unimaginable Treasures. Writing has been a long lost art to her for many years, but is overjoyed to publish her novels. The books derive from stored material from her teenage years. This is a start to a long list of works to follow. Tarah lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband. She can be contacted at [e-mail] or www.facebook.com/tarah.burke.7

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