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HEIRESS [JUSTICE #1]

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Parts 36
Time 7h 18m

|| BOOK ONE OF THE JUSTICE SERIES ||

Stella Esoro was involved in an accident that presumably claimed her life. Four years later, Brandon Arotile, a hotshot detective on her case finds her living with another family under the name Maria. She has no memories of her past. Soon, Mari- sorry, Stella is thrown back to the world of the wealthy only to discover she has three siblings from different mothers, a twin brother, a wealthy boyfriend/fiancé, Tayo who seems to have secrets of his own and a murderer who is after her and her family. 

As life goes on, Stella realises there is more to her past but will the murderer let her live long to remember it?


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#43 - Africa
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#9 - murder-mystery
#20 - Nigerian
#49 - memory loss
#15 - disabled
#161 - amnesia
#99 - Justice
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