Shadows Of Desire
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Last published Thu, Jun 15, 2023
"Shadows Of Desire" follows Mia Garcia, a once middle-class teenager turned determined millionaire. Driven by her loathe of financial hesitation, she begins a relentless pursuit of wealth, diving into the stock market and using her talents as an influencer. With supportive yet laid-back parents, her remarkable success earns her a Netflix show that captures her life and personal dramas. Forced into a staged relationship with her rival, Asher Stone, due to a scandalous past, Mia grudgingly plays the part of a perfect couple. Yet, beneath the camera's lens, Asher's feelings for Mia intensify, igniting an undeniable passion between them. As their unspoken desires fuel electrifying energy, the questions float: Will Mia and Asher find the courage to break free from their contracts and confess their true feelings, or will their hidden affections remain locked behind the masks they wear? Why did Asher accept the contract? What are their traumatic pasts?
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I was frozen to my spot, watching his slightly darkened eyes roam my body and I couldn't help the embarrassment that suddenly coursed through me. Heat rushed up to my face as I timidly moved my eyes away from his intense gaze, crossing my bare legs over one another as I bit my lip. I felt completely vulnerable. The silence was soon thankfully broken when he cleared his throat, bringing my eyes back up to find him turn around to shut the bedroom door. ----------------------------------------------------------- Constantly having to move from town to town due to her father's condition was never easy for Aria Clark. Her father meant everything to her and although it's hard for her as a young teenager to start fresh every time she learns to get comfortable, she vows to do anything to be by her father's side. With no expectations she once again enters a new town, planning to get through the school years until she is told to move again. But what if Harlow is not like the other towns she had moved to in the past? What if the town and the people in it completely change her life and bring about an experience she may have never imagined? What if she was able to make friends who would stand by her for lifetime, delivering her new hopes for the future? What if they entirely change her perspective on how she sees the world and herself? And what happens when she meets Grayson Stone?
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