Through Thin Walls
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Clara Monroe is sunshine in a coffee mug-warm, bright, and a little too loud for her new neighbor's taste. After a devastating breakup and a creative rut that's left her art studio collecting dust, she moves into a small apartment hoping for a fresh start. She's determined to stay cheerful. Determined not to fall apart again.
Callum Ward is all shadows and silence. A grumpy ghostwriter with a locked past, Callum wants nothing more than peace, quiet, and strong coffee. But peace is the last thing he gets when Clara moves in next door with her music, her humming, and her maddening positivity.
When noise complaints turn into passive-aggressive sticky notes, something unexpected happens-the sarcasm turns into banter. The banter becomes connection. And behind the thin wall, two lonely hearts begin to hear each other.
But Clara is hiding the truth of why she really left. And Callum is running from what broke him long ago.
And eventually... even thin walls can crack.
Through Thin Walls is a slow-burn, heart-tugging story about finding comfort in unexpected places-and the love that quietly saves you when you're not looking.
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