The Keepers of Secrets
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Last published Fri, Feb 27, 2026
Romantic - Enemies to Lovers - Forbidden Love
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In the peacetime following World War II, Jean Ward loses everything and is sent to live with her best friend, Clyde Mayberry, and his brood of brothers on his family's cattle ranch.
For a while, all is well until Clyde ruins everything by falling in love with her.
It's only Clyde's older brother that she has eyes for, even if the great Jory Mayberry doesn't seem to want her back.
This predicament soon becomes the least of her worries when she discovers that those she loves have been keeping secrets from her.
Secrets that can lead a girl to wind up in a prison a thousand miles away from her quaint, little ranch.
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