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When The Fire Frozen

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When the Fire Frozen is a gripping psychological thriller that follows Alliana, a brilliant journalist, the beloved wife of a powerful mayor-and a woman hiding a chilling secret: Behind her poised public image lies a mind as sharp as her pen, capable of manipulating both stories and people. Her husband, Mayor Laurent Oliver Santillian, is equally deceptive-an admired public servant masking his true nature who is obsessively devoted to her.

Their love is intense, twisted, and dangerous.

As a string of murders rattles the city, truths begin to unravel-threatening not just their secrets, but the bond they would kill to protect. When passion meets bloodlust and ambition ignites betrayal, can love survive... when the fire is frozen?All Rights Reserved

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