Hiraeth
InsanelyCorrupted
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  • Reads 579
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  • Parts 11
  • Time 2h 22m
InsanelyCorrupted
Ongoing, First published Jun 27, 2018
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Hiraeth (HEER-eyeth) - A homesickness for a home to which you can never return, a home which maybe never was; the nostalgia, the yearning, the grief for lost places of your past. 

Detective Carter Madison is known for solving some of the most violent murders in St. Louis. After closing what she thought was the worst case of her life, a file lands on her desk. The horrifying death of a teenage Jane Doe sends Carter down memory lane as she unravels the dark truth behind her Jane Doe's true identity.
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A Heart in Jeopardy

2 parts Ongoing Mature

Fashion designer Seraphina Ellsworth's world is turned upside down when she becomes the prime suspect in a brutal murder. Despite her claims of innocence, all evidence points to her. Detective Vincent Rhodes, cold, ruthless, and consumed by anger, is assigned to the case. As he interrogates her, sparks of undeniable tension flare between them, complicating their already tumultuous dynamic. As the investigation deepens, the lines between guilt and innocence blur, and both are drawn into a dangerous game of deception, secrets, and forbidden desire. Can Vincent find the real killer before it's too late, or will his obsession with Seraphina consume them both?

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