Beyond The Roses

<p>To the outside world my life is perfect.</p><p><br></p><p>I'm young and rich and some may even say I'm beautiful. But I would give anything to be somebody else because after being extraordinary all my life all I wish for is...silence.</p><p><br></p><p>My name is Lola Van Allen and there's no easy way to say it but...I'm dying.</p><p><br></p><p>When my doctors reveal all hope is lost I decide to spend the time I have left sharing my experience at Strawberry Fields a summer camp for terminally ill children. No matter my fate I yearn to make a difference.</p><p><br></p><p>Things are quiet and slow-moving until I meet <em>him</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Roman Archibald.</p><p><br></p><p>From the moment our lives entwine he pushes me until breaking point. But for someone who has nothing left to lose I push back twice as hard. Roman challenges me in ways I never imagined revealing things aren't always what they seem.</p><p><br></p><p>This is my story...and how I got a second chance at life.</p><p><br></p>