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Interview with Hollie Overton, Author of Baby Doll

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We've all heard stories -- real and fictional -- about women kidnapped and held captive for years but what happens after they escape? That's the question Hollie Overton sets out to answer in her book Baby Doll. For her book, Hollie used her real-life experience as a twin and she also talks to Adam about her experiences as a television writer!

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Interview with Connie Shultz, Author of The Daughters of Erietown

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