Behind the Scenes
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Last published Tue, Apr 24, 2018
There is more to this famous couple than meets the eye. To the public world, Charlotte and George DeMonte are the esteemed director and his movie star wife who gave up their life in the limelight years ago for the love of their life. Behind the scenes, it's a very different story. A story that begins years before Charlotte makes the fateful decision to murder her husband. (Trigger warning: this book discusses topics that may be sensitive to some readers including domestic abuse/ violence and murder. Read at your own discretion please!)
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