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I Thought Love Had to Be Earned Through Chores, They Hugged Me

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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Taken at three and rented out to seven households, ten-year-old Minnie greets the rich mother who finally finds her with a handwritten price list. Her family doesn't know how to love her, the adopted daughter wants her gone, and the woman who leased her out always knew where the searchers were going next.

Tropes & themes: dramatic · contemporary · female lead · redemption arc · kidnapping · sweet · public-scandal · fake-heiress · false accusation · scheming relatives · found family · family drama · hidden heir · abandoned & returned · modern city · sibling rivalry

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: The Price List (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Nobody Hired You (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Three Hundred Plates (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Training Costs (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Leased (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: Gutters (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Aunt Noreen (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Helper (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Program (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: The Old Line (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: Not for Sale (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: Champaign Thursday (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: Funnel Cake (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: Mom Chooses (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: The Van (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: Things That Are Yours (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: The Social Worker (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: Live (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Doing Nothing (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: Lake Geneva (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Gala (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Three Hundred Guests (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: Burnt Pancakes (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: No Charge (locked)

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