Portland, ME — by Freya Barker

• Aug-2015
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*100,000+ words*Pain punished her.The bottle numbed her.Guilt kept her trapped.In the dark alley of a pub, the words "Please don't" take hold of her heart and break the silence she seeks. Thinking herself beyond redemption, she tentatively grabs on t...

• Feb-2016
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Innocence marked her...Violation crippled her...Love left her raw...The life she carefully rebuilt is challenged when she is confronted with the sins from her past. The carefully applied protection is at once ripped away, leaving her exposed and vuln...

• Jul-2016
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Violence corroded her... Obedience defiled her... Fear kept her chained... Freedom is hard to embrace when she's never learned to trust. Yet in the span of a second, she grabs a single opportunity and runs toward it. Straight into the sanctu...

• Dec-2016
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• Nov-2018
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A Portland ME Christmas Novella.Faith failed him.Ambition drove her.Serendipity brought them together.They've never met, but their paths run in the same direction -- home for the holidays. Yet their reasons for leaving are as different as the re...