Book One Crossed Paths By Maria Enam Dey Adriana Rowena grew up learning the hard way that the world was not a kind place. After surviving a devastating assault that changed her life forever and brought her daughter into the world, she was forced to fend for herself, scraping by on strength and sheer willpower. Love was a luxury she had no time for... until she crossed paths with Mario Martinez - a man who seemed to offer everything she had once believed was out of reach. Security. Comfort. Hope. But paradise comes at a cost. As dark secrets from Mario's past surface, threatening everything Adriana has fought to protect, she is faced with an impossible choice: trust him and risk everything, or walk away from the only happiness she's ever known. In a world where love is tested by betrayal, pain, and second chances, two broken souls must decide whether their paths were meant to cross... or to part forever.