Rapture {On Hold}
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After a tragic plane crash, Maya Watson finds herself obligated to live an independent life without her loving parents. Aiming to open her own jewelry gallery, she strives to find that one, life-making opportunity. Turns out that her options are limited and her only opportunity is in the palm of a swoon-worthy, unforgettable one-night-stand.
Zachary Cirillo, he's the definition of tall, dark and handsome. With a business that makes millions, he takes full responsibility for keeping it on a roll and staying the best in the field. Business has always been just business until... Maya stepped in.
With extraordinary chemistry, incredible attraction, and a whole lot of unexpected coincidences and buried secrecy, it's impossible to find a way out.
After all, coincidences never felt so fateful.
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