title: The Contest
author:  Dawn L. Chiletz 
description: Dawn L. Chiletz lives in Illinois with her husband, two boys, two dogs and two fish.
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  > Copyright © 2014 Dawn L. Chiletz
  
    
  
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  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents
  are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any
  resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely
  coincidental.
  
  >  _For Tyler and Ryan_
  
  >  __
  
  > _Follow your heart,_
  
  >  _never stop believing in your dreams,_
  
  >  _and take the chance._
  
    
  
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  **Table of Contents**
  
  > **Title Page**
  
   **Copyright**
  
   **Dedication**
  
   **Cha