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Strings

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Reads 978,410
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Parts 42
Time 5h 42m

After an unfortunate turn of events due to which Avery Marshall is forced to marry the ruthless and notorious  billionaire Hayden Knight, she hopes with everything she has that the big bad billionaire will open his heart to a soft and timid Avery. 
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Hayden Xavier Knight, a ruthless, domineering businessman is someone that everyone steers away from. Unfortunately for Avery Marshall she's forced to tie herself to him for the sake of her dwindling family business. Left alone at the mercy of the cold and distant, youngest billionaire ever, Avery has to fight and rise above all odds to prove she's much more than she's perceived to be. 
And so when The ruthless Hayden Knight and sweet Avery Marshall tie the knot, long forgotten secrets come out, masks are unveiled and amongst all the chaos, love manages to bloom.
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Strings is a heartwarming tale filled with crazy turns and soft cliches (let's face it, is all of ours guilty pleasures) of two souls who couldn't possibly be more poles apart intertwined as their strings latch onto each other.All Rights Reserved

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