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Dearly Bereaved

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Time 2h 49m

Reads 90
Votes 17
Parts 16
Time 2h 49m

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When Lottie takes on a professional mourning gig for her roommate, she isn't sure what to expect. But with a job that's going nowhere and an unfulfilled need for more, Lottie soon finds herself sucked into working for a family run funeral home and the young man who's taken it over.All Rights Reserved

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Elizabeth Spirit

A college aged girl was coerced into working at her bosses second business as an exotic dancer, but the money is bad and the hours are brutal. She spent her days off hiding her second job from her best friend and day dreaming about taking control of her life. When things took a dark turn at work, she was thrust into a dangerous life she never expected. Liz was left reeling, trying to understand how her life got so out of control. Was desperate and would do anything to bring it back to the way it once was.