Beauty Lies Within
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Last published Wed, Dec 11, 2024
Emily Haynes has always felt invisible-a quiet face in the corporate crowd, haunted by her past and a lifetime of being overlooked.
But when Samuel Jin, the impossibly handsome new hire, walks into her office, everything changes. What starts as a harmless crush quickly spirals into something far more dangerous.
Emily is captivated by Sam's intoxicating beauty, convinced that beneath his perfect exterior lies the key to her own brokenness.
Her obsession soon begins to consume her, so as the line between fantasy and reality collapses and Emily is pushed beyond sanity, she discovers that Sam may not be as perfect as he seems.
In this dark and suspenseful thriller, Emily's search for beauty and belonging leads her down a path of madness, where the truth is more dangerous than she could ever imagine.
"In the mirror of obsession, Beauty Lies Within-but so does darkness."
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