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CHASING SHADOWS of us.

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Time 10h 52m

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Roanne Anika Jacobs had the perfect love-until the day he shattered it without warning. When her world crumbles, she refuses to accept silence as an answer. Fueled by heartbreak and unanswered questions, she travels to find him, determined to uncover the truth.

What she finds is a world of secrets, danger, and deception. Her once-devoted boyfriend hasn't just inherited a billionaire empire-he's trapped in a legacy of lies, where enemies lurk in the shadows, and love is a dangerous liability. He broke her heart to protect her, but now that she's here, he must decide: push her away again or risk everything to keep her?

As love battles against fear and fate, Roanne faces the ultimate choice: Stay and fight for the man she loves or escape before his world destroys them both.

Is love worth the risk when the price is everything?


"If you love me, don't let me go." 


A BWWM romance.All Rights Reserved

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