Bound by Hope
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Last published Sat, Aug 2, 2025
A slow burn romance novel surrounding the lives of Mavis Blake and Soren Hartley. This novel explores the complicated romance between a couple in a marriage of convenience who were previously friends.
It's Mavis' mother's dying wish to see her only daughter marry someone whom she trusts and Soren just wants to do right by the Blake family.
What will Mavis and Soren do once their friendship rekindles and Mavis soon learns she is his subordinate?
Will they proceed with their marriage to fulfill a wish and risk their jobs or will they give up before their romance blooms.
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