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Michelle Alstead

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Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

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Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Stephen King and real life

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Average rating: 4.13 · 627 ratings · 117 reviews · 14 distinct works

	One Last Try (Bright Lights #1) 4.34 avg rating — 157 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After Love Leaves: The Story of Us 3.79 avg rating — 119 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Chapter (Bright Lights #2) 4.09 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After It's Over 3.83 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Sunset (Bright Lights #3) 4.41 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	After I'm Gone 4.14 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dance Me Home: A Bright Lights Romance 4.49 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Full Moon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Awakening Begun (The Gifted #1) 4.23 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before It's Done (After It's Over #2) 4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The First Sunset is out!

The First Sunset is available on Amazon Kindle and will be free on September 20th. If you enjoyed One Last Try, you'll appreciate the follow up.

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Published on September 18, 2019 17:00 • Tags: autism, chick-lit, free, free-book, romance

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Series by Michelle Alstead

Bright Lights (2 books)
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4.27 avg rating — 221 ratings

After It's Over (2 books)
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The Gifted (2 books)
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4.30 avg rating — 33 ratings

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Deep Point of View (Busy Writer's Guides, #9)

by Marcy Kennedy (Goodreads Author)

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A Willing Murder (Medlar Mystery, #1)

by Jude Deveraux

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Swimming Lessons (The Beach House, #2)

by Mary Alice Monroe (Goodreads Author)

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“No, Larkin.” “Why not?” “Because I’m still not over the time you cut my bangs off, painted my nails black, and posted my profile online.” “You needed a date for the school dance.” “We were nine!”
― Michelle Alstead, First Full Moon

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“My dad has a closet that keeps off-limits even from my mom. There might be something in there that will help us,” Bennett says.”
― Michelle Alstead, First Full Moon

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