The Echoes We Leave Behind
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Reese Carter's career as an artist is hanging by a thread when she's commissioned to paint a final mural inside the abandoned Whitmore Mansion before it's demolished. She expects a simple job-until she meets Jack Whitmore, the reserved historian who has spent years trying to save the estate.
As Reese brings color back to the mansion's fading walls, hidden details begin to surface-secrets buried beneath peeling paint and forgotten history. But when time runs out and Reese is offered the chance to reclaim the career she thought she lost, both she and Jack must decide: do they walk away from something unfinished, or take the risk of creating something that might last forever?
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