Red Strings: Love Comes Unexpected
MerquissaAnnlake
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  • Reads 218
  • Votes 22
  • Parts 4
  • Time 23m
MerquissaAnnlake
Ongoing, First published Mar 09, 2015
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Sometimes you just can't control Destiny and Fate. It just happens...


A collective of short stories:
#1. Rhea runs a quaint lil' cafe named Café Avec Amour. While she spends her days listening to the woes of random people and serving coffee to calm their troubled souls, little did she expect her soul to be the one seeking comfort with the return of an old flame. (2020)

#2. All Martin ever wanted was to chill by the pool under that warm Malaysian sun. That all changed the moment he laid eyes on the Lady of Orchid Mansion and races against time to find a murderer. (2024)
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