Trapped Between Words
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Last published Wed, Jul 17, 2024
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Elodie Hart, a Twenty years old girl living in Halifax, Canada, works at a small-town bookshop, cherishing her peaceful life and love for literature. However, her world is turned upside down when she is kidnapped by Killian Morelli, the notorious mafia leader from Chicago. Elodie finds out that her older brother, Sylas, made an unknown deal 4 years years ago: to save his failing company, he promised Elodie to Killian as a future bride. As Elodie struggles with the shocking truth of her brother's betrayal and learns that he is only her half-brother who hates her existence, she must find a way to navigate the dangerous world that she has been thrown into.
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