ANNOUNCEMENT: This story is my second project this 2024 for the OpenNovellaContest, with the following prompts:

PROMPT #62: There is something creepy about the new librarian at school.

PROMPT #80: "Meet me next life."

STORY DESCRIPTION: Madison Hayes and Sandra Elrod, two young women from a conservative family, shared a forbidden love in 1892. Their society deemed their affection a sin, a disease of the soul. As their love story unfolded, it was tragically cut short, ending in a vow to reunite in a future life, free from societal constraints.

Centuries later, Akari Heather, a young woman from the present, awakens to a haunting past. Plagued by vivid memories that aren't her own, she embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery. Her quest leads her to Inara Elsher, a captivating librarian at Dalcolm University.

Can love transcend time and defy societal expectations? Will Akari and Inara find solace in each other's arms, or will the weight of the past prove too heavy to bear?

DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

Do not distribute, publish, transmit, modify, display or create derivative works from or exploits the contents of this story in any way. Please obtain permission.

In This Lifetime
Written by HopelessWings
Cover Design by Glonkie Scrivener
All Rights Reserved 2024

STARTED: February 26, 2024
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