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Love & Reputation

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Time 2h 57m

*A Humphrey Chronicles Novella (book 3.5) which may be read as a standalone*
Rosemary Albright has been a topic of gossip in the Ton for six long years. She has perfected her gentle smile, her polite non-answers are above reproach, and not a single brash suitor has seen a snippet of her ire. She is the picture of a calm and collected widow, and she intends to remain that way, even as strangers, acquaintances, and friends alike insist on encouraging her to marriage once more. 
     Alexander Kilroy will do anything in his power to remain unnoticed. Caught between two worlds - his brothers' titles and his father's humble roots - there is nowhere he quite belongs. Ignoring the whispers around him and the hurt in his mother's eyes, Alex is determined to forge his own path, even if it carries him even further from the family he craves but cannot have. 
     When Rosemary and Alexander are reunited, they find their situations are not so different. And what starts as a friendship between two opposite - one like sunshine, the other midnight rain - might just be what they've both been searching for.  

An ONC 2024 Entry (2K, 8K, and Round 2 Ambassador's Pick)
Completed December 2024All Rights Reserved

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ʟᴏꜱᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ

Why are you doing this?" I whispered, my head dropped to the floor as the floor began to blur with my tears. "Pardon?" "Please stop, Khyson." "Ms. Kingston, if this is some sort of joke you are not very amusing." "How can you just sit here! Sit here and pretend like we never had something! Like we're-we're complete strangers! Why don't you remember!" • They were friends, best friends. But then they weren't. Funny how a relationship could disappear in the matter of seconds. She never wanted to see him again, she carried a piece of him that he could never know about. She was in a stable relationship, happy. He was running his own empire and had just gotten out of an relationship. Now after all these years he comes back, back into her twisted life. After all, she did have his son. Their son that he had no living idea about. Their love was lost. - This book contains mature themes. All content belongs to moi. With help from: bestie Kayleann Finished - 20/3/2022