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Actress, Author, and Producer. Was born in Indiana, but raised in Arkansas. Kim is the youngest daughter of William and Alza Cheek.
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	Lucy's Big Mess 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Lucy and The New Baby 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015 — 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
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Yes, I know it's March. I've had a rough go of things in the last few years. I am very sorry to those who do follow me. I got divorced, I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and in November of 2019 my best friend lost her battle with cancer.

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Accidental Hero: A Brother's Best Friend Age Gap Romance (Unintentionally Yours)

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“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
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“It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”
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“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind. Nor hath love's mind of any judgment taste; Wings and no eyes figure unheedy haste: And therefore is love said to be a child, Because in choice he is so oft beguil'd.”
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