Devout Deception
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  • Reads 1,081
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  • Parts 16
  • Time 1h 38m
cradle_life
Ongoing, First published Jul 08
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Abigail Havisham has a carefully hidden secret - she suffers from amnesia and can remember little of her life prior to an accident that wiped her memories three years back. A winter ball puts her between a rock and a hard place when she is introduced to Lord David Righton, a man who claims they were sweethearts cruely separated four years ago

Abigail has her suspicions - but she also has her curiosity. Could she really once have loved this man who was now a perfect stranger to her? She decides to investigate Lord Righton, hoping to find out what their connection truly was. The results turn out to be not only surprising but also life changing.
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Memories That Still Haunt Us

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