Alex Owens is a female dynamo: steel worker by day, exotic dancer by night. Her dream is to get into a real dance company, though, and with encouragement from her boss/boyfriend, she may get her chance. The city of Pittsburgh co-stars. What a feeling!
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Jeffrey Hansen has had a lot of bad days in his life. He is having another one today. A minor setback that seems easy enough for anyone else to overcome breaks Jeffrey’s spirit. He is sent spiraling into memories of lost loves, ruined lives, casualties of war, and the heartache of never being enough. As he wrestles with his past, he is plunged into an epic battle with himself that ends with an act of mercy.
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