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    Hope Always
    Hope Always
    Hope Always
    Ebook15 pages7 minutes

    Hope Always

    By Karen Blair

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    Sebastian, a twenty-four-year-old, angel-faced, troubled but desired man has lived his life battered from everyone's needs He feels he has been used his whole life. As one could guess, Seb has not had the best relationship experiences. He has been hurt for so long that the walls around his heart so tall that he can't see out of them to find the joy he desperately longs for.

    What he needs is someone to bring down his defenses. Someone who won't take him for granted like all the others. Someone who will care for his own needs for once.

    Have you ever felt lost and without hope for love? Join Sebastian in the first chapter of his journey from a life of heartache and pain to feeling a ray of hope in the form of a strange man's kindness. This man that just might save his life.

    No matter how circumstances may seem now, there is always the chance for seed to be planted in the dark of night to blossom into hope in the morning. Always.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew Schmidt
    Release dateMay 11, 2020
    ISBN9781393435228
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