Suite Surrender
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The Manhattan skyline glittered beyond the penthouse windows, all sharp lights and endless ambition. Six years ago, Blaire Sutton had dreamed of building a life here. Now she was finally back-older, sharper, and carrying the weight of proving she deserved the keys to one of the most luxurious hotels on the Upper East Side.
The Manhattan was supposed to be her fresh start.
Then Damon Blackwood walked back into her life.
The boy who once knew every version of her had grown into a man who still looked at her like she was his. And no matter how much time had passed, no matter how badly he'd broken her heart, being near him still felt dangerously familiar.
But Manhattan had changed them both.
Because somewhere between late nights at the hotel bar, high-profile galas, whispered conversations overlooking the city, and the pressure of carrying a legacy on her shoulders, Blaire begins to realize that love doesn't always look the way it did at seventeen.
Sometimes it's messy.
Sometimes it's painful.
And sometimes the person who feels like home... isn't the person you're meant to stay with.
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