Life before Calah
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Last published Tue, May 9, 2023
Grace woods is a young artist of UK origin living in Kenya with a tainted image. Arlo is the heir to the billion fortune amassed by his large family which descendes from the first Kenyan President. These two are so different yet they find love in each other. But will their love story ever see it to the altar or will their problems be too great for them to bear?
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