Thanks For All Your Help
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Post Marlena's 1992 return to Salem. Marlena made the decision to give her marriage to Roman a try, but is struggling. John, putting his own pain aside, is frequently there to help her.
Thank you to Ms. Goldie for the cover art and for inspiring me to revise and continue this story!
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