No Pain, No Gain
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Charlotte Ross is a confident player, who's a hard worker with a passion for the gym and regular one nightstands. She hasn't always been this way. Her past has left her heart scarred and hard, seeming impossible for anyone to break through and repair it.
Emma Carter is a personal trainer, married with a young daughter. On the outside she looks happy and settled. But behind closed doors things aren't what they seem. Slowly her world is crumbling, can she hold herself together? Can she keep up the act?
What happens when two broken people connect? Will they find safety and happiness? Or are their lives forever on the path they are currently on?
If there's no pain, there's no gain.
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