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    Worth the Effort: Ella's Story: Love's an Effort, #1

    By Kai Strand

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    The morning Ella Jones forces herself to sit down and make a true connection with the homeless teen living behind the café where she works, she changes both their lives.

    A senior in high school and a barista, seventeen-year-old Ella seems to be going places. Yet her parents’ ideas for her future are as fractured as their marriage and neither wants her to pursue her own dreams.

    Ayden Worth lives on the streets.

    Their friendship buds in alleys and public libraries. His quiet ways and his gentle treatment teach her about true courage. He inspires her to look beyond herself and to be a better person.

    But there’s more to Ayden’s story than Ella knows. When their worlds collide in the most unexpected place, Ella feels betrayed. Has her courage grown enough to forgive Ayden’s misrepresentation?

    WORTH THE EFFORT: Ella’s Story a young adult contemporary romance novella at 19,000 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKai Strand
    Release dateNov 23, 2015
    ISBN9781519985699
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    Worth the Effort: Ella's Story: Love's an Effort, #1
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    Kai Strand

    When her children were young and the electricity winked out, Kai Strand gathered her family around the fireplace and they told stories, one sentence at a time. Her boys were rather fond of the ending, “And then everybody died. The end.” Now an award winning children’s author, Kai crafts fiction for kids and teens to provide an escape hatch from their reality. With a selection of novels for young adult and middle grade readers Kai entertains children of all ages, and their adults.

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    • 5/5
      What a great story. Wonderfully written, drawing the reader in. I just wished it were longer. Maybe even a series, which I am not a big fan of, but would definitely be willing to read. Awesome, great job!!!!!