A Stake in Secrets
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Last published Sat, Jul 27, 2019
Everyone has a dark secret. Some secrets are easier to uncover. Others are harder. Pearl is a female assassin determined to figure out why her brother left. Finn is a boy-King submerged in a web of competing interests and lies. In a cruel world of betrayal and deception, will they ever learn how to be true to their feelings?
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