Shadows in the valley
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When a man says they will take care of you, its eaasy to believe, especially if your desperate for someone to care. Melinda owns a women's refuge centre. She takes in a young woman escaping an abusive partner. Will she learn that she is worth more than a punching bag?
Things get tense with the struggle to keep them all safe After kiras partner starts searching....Will they be found? What will he do? Will they even survive?
The story starts off soft but builds up as you read along. Hang in until the end!
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