To Have & To Hold
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Last published Fri, Jun 16, 2023
Join Winter and Brandon as they go through ups and downs in their relationship.
After being married for over a decade things are bound to come a-loose.
Winter Middleton
Is a 39 year old Italian women who captures the hearts of both brothers Zachary and Brandon.
While trying to balance her love life and being a mother she's caught in a bad episode of postpartum depression after the birth of her last son Luca.
Brandon Middleton
is a 41 year old white man who marries Winter. After the divorce of Winter and Zachary, Brandon is finally going to get the women of his dreams. The Middleton's aren't the best when it comes to expressing their feelings.
Who will be there in the end when things fall apart?
Read to find out more
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