Designs of Destiny
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A woman in an oil painting—a proof of her secrets and a catalyst to his daring mission.
In the shadows of a speakeasy, in a time of prohibition and cultural transformation, Charlotte’s world is tilted off its axis at the arrival of an enigmatic stranger who has come to destroy it for justice.
She can’t lose her heart to a man who’s come to lose his life to the monsters that lurk in the shadows of her world but she will have no choice when fate comes meddling.
Her life on the run will have to come to a standstill and the very thing she is afraid of will be the biggest risk she’ll have to take.
Will she let time carry her away once again or will she finally stop, fight and live in the moment?
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