Under The Maple Tree
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Last published Sun, Oct 15, 2023
Gloria Browne and Edmund Frost, two different souls, two different lives. What happens when they cross paths. Something blooms inside her heart but what about him?
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Gloria is a commoner girl trying to chase her dream of becoming an accomplished artist.
Edmund, marques Frost's son and heir is an arrogant and cold hearted man who will not even spare a second glance at her.
Until an unfortunate event starts to bring them closer.
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