Rocking The Status Quo
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Last published Thu, May 29, 2025
Enemies by Legacy. Lovers by Choice.
Clarissa Rhendmons is everything a legacy daughter should be - brilliant, elegant, and untouchably poised. She's ready to leave the weight of her aristocratic family behind and carve out a future in New York on her own terms.
But falling for William Chester - the impossibly charming son of her father's greatest rival - was never part of the plan.
As the tension between their families escalates into dangerous territory, Clarissa and William must navigate a world where loyalty can cost you love, and love might cost everything.
When centuries of hatred stand in their way, can they rewrite the rules - or will history repeat itself?
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