Author's Note

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For her whole life, Mari Castello has been dreaming of her happy ending. Limited by her fragile health, the only world she's ever known is her family. Finally an adult and ready to regain her freedom, she sets her sights on the perfect life she's been dreaming for as long as she can remember. She grapples with the bittersweet reality of adult life and love as she learns that the real world isn't as perfect as she hoped it'd be.