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Amara Caldwell is a determined journalism student who stumbles upon a decades-old mystery that connects her to Hollywood's golden era. When she takes an internship with the reclusive former actor Callum Ward, she uncovers more than she bargained for-secrets of love, betrayal, and a woman who vanished without a trace: Lila Sandoval, a starlet thought to be dead.

As Amara digs deeper, she uncovers a web of deception surrounding Lila's disappearance, and Callum's dark past. What starts as an investigation into a missing person turns into a dangerous game of survival as powerful enemies resurface. 

But the truth has a price, and in the shadows of the spotlight, some stories are better left buried. Will Amara expose the truth, or will the danger surrounding them swallow them whole?All Rights Reserved

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