BENEATH THE HOLY FAME
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He prays like a saint.
But loves like a warning sign.
Isen Thayer Vail is the definition of devotion, stoic, spiritual, and always seen with a worn Bible in hand. To everyone else, he's the perfect man of faith: disciplined, mysterious, and morally unshakable. But under his calm surface lies an obsession, control, and quiet darkness.
When Amari crosses paths with him at a local faith group, she's drawn to his intensity and conviction. But the deeper she falls, the more she starts to question:
Is Isen her blessing, or the most beautiful red flag she's ever seen?
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