By Desire | Book Two |
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Ongoing, First published Mar 02, 2024
Mature
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[Book Two] A degree, new house, her dream job, two kittens, a ring, and her best friend, Sasha, all weren't enough to keep Lyra's past from catching up with her six years after she graduated high school and left for Italy. Now back in New York, her past has pried open the walls she built around her secure life. Past trauma and conflict arise as familiar faces, and exes, emerge. 
One of the biggest cities in the world became too small for Lyra Williams and River Evers after six years of no contact.

Over Six years, 2190 days,

(18+)

*****

This book contains SH, SA, abuse, violence, sexual content and language, with graphic descriptions. The warning is there for a reason, only read if you're comforting reading. 

Will need another round of editing

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Shadows of The Heart

71 parts Ongoing Mature

Lyra Keller was hopelessly in love with Orion Blackwood. But Orion's heart belonged to someone else, someone close to both of them-her sister, Zara. When conflicts tear their families apart, fate intervenes, and through a twist of destiny, Lyra and Orion are married. Lyra, filled with hope, believed that her marriage to Orion was the start of her happily ever after. But her dreams were shattered as Orion remained cold and indifferent to her pain. He hated her because she reminded him of Zara. Or was it why he married her, to be close to someone who looked like her? When she is about to give up, Zara returns home. With Zara back in their lives, the tension escalates. What will Orion do? And can Lyra find the strength to overcome the shadows of her heart? Will she ever discover that Zara was the reason for her heartbreak?

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