Lily's new life in a new city may not be picture perfect but she's living it on her own terms. All that she's missing is some love in her life but one dating disaster after another, Lily gives up on finding love, that is, until Dominic enters her life. He is the perfect man and Lily can't imagine how she ever lived without him. But when Dominic's love spirals into a dark place, Lily must find a way to face the demons around around before it's too late. All Rights Reserved Content Warning: This story contains descriptions of domestic violence, sexual abuse and references to suicide.

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*Reader Warning: Extremely Explicit Content* Jewelry designer, Vivienne West suffers from career suicide. Every time her big break comes along, she does something to sabotage it. In an effort to revive her floundering career, she pays the back taxes on a mineral rich piece of property out West. Out West, Vivienne quickly realizes life is equally as hard. All alone with nothing to show for all her hard work she's close to throwing in the towel until she meets the man of her dreams. Only thing, he's cursed.

A simple story of lovers finding each other again.

INTENT Guarded hearts. Wounded pride. Devastating betrayal. Broken souls. Complete opposites intent not to yield, determined not to feel, but incapable of stopping it. Until the past resurfaces with the intent to ruin everything. Is learning to love again worth the risk? After all, a life without love isn't a life worth living.