Midnight Masquerade
Beautypoet
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Beautypoet
Ongoing, First published Sep 17, 2024
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At the grand Ashford estate, Lady Evelina Sinclair's debutante ball is a dazzling affair of masks and mystery. Amidst the glittering crowd, she encounters the enigmatic Marquess Alistair Blackwood, a man of intense charm and hidden depths. As their eyes meet, a forbidden attraction ignites, leading to a night of secret encounters and passionate revelations. But beneath the allure of the Midnight Masquerade, dark secrets and past traumas threaten to unravel their lives. Will Evelina and Alistair's forbidden romance survive the shadows that haunt them, or will their hidden desires lead to their downfall?
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