Maluena Roberts fled her hometown and her broken marriage four years ago, signing divorce papers without hesitation when her husband, Christopher Brown, chose to rekindle his relationship with his first love, Lauren Montague. Unbeknownst to him, Maluena was pregnant with twins. She moved overseas, raising her sons in secret and building a new life. Now, with her father on his deathbed, Maluena returns to take over his business. But coming home means confronting the ghosts of her past-and her ex-husband, who still doesn't know he's a father.
As Maluena struggles to navigate the complex world of family legacies, power struggles, and rekindled tensions, she finds herself drawn into a whirlwind of jealousy, new romances, and even murder. What started as a return for family soon becomes a journey of survival, forcing her to ask: did she really leave behind a better life, or has she stepped back into a world more dangerous than she ever imagined? Secrets will unravel, and the truth is bound to come out-but at what cost?
How far would you go to protect the ones you love?
A successful architect with a promising career in London, Brian's world spins out of control when the man he always saw as a second father betrays him in the most unexpected way.
Left without closure, a year has passed and Brian is now more determined than ever to undo the harm done to the ones he loves most, his family. Even if that means riding the thin line between justice, revenge, and obsession...
Immersed in his resolve, finding love again was the last thing on his mind. Until fate steps in and a chance encounter changes everything.
Meeting Olivia again so unexpectedly, at his best friend's wedding, stirs up memories he had long ago put away. She'd been his first love, his kindred spirit - and the woman who left him without saying so much as a goodbye.
Which doesn't make him want her less. He knows it, the moment she locks her deep green eyes on his.
Even knowing it might be too late to repair what's been once broken, Brian refuses to lose her again and sets out to find a way back to her heart. But it's been more than ten years since their story was left unfinished.
Will they get one last chance to make things right? Or will Brian learn that sometimes justice comes at too high a price?
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NOTE TO READERS: A full-length, standalone contemporary romance, Where the Stars Fall was previously published on Wattpad as Falling Home. This edition has been fully revised with added and edited content.