Tangled and Twisted ✓
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  • Reads 162
  • Votes 19
  • Parts 20
  • Time 1h 39m
Complete, First published Feb 03, 2023
2023 Leighyeann A. Mies

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An entry for the Open Novella Contest 2023 (prompts #15, #63 and #75)

[COMPLETED ON 28/4/2023]

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Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives...

Jenny Lesko doesn't want to marry Hunter Hyde. She only has eyes for her only love, Alex Hills, but her aunt and uncle have different plans for her. She will do everything in her power to get what she wants, but the price to pay isn't cheap...

Bella Hennings is torn. She doesn't know how to get out of the rut she got herself into. Being two different men's number one target means she's forced to make a decision, something she has only done a few times in her life.

Beth Kuhlmann is done. She no longer wants to be anyone's third wheel. For once in her life, she wants to be the first choice. How can she pursue her goal when anything she earns is disappointment?

The three women know that, in order to succeed, have to trust the right people, or prepare themselves from a major twist in their lives...
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