The Porcelain Hour
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Last published Fri, Aug 15, 2025
To the world, the Colette-Blaise family is perfect.
They are rich, elegant, and always smiling.
Sofia Colette is seventeen-an heiress, a style icon in the making, and the daughter of a famous surgeon and a legendary actress. Her brother Adrian is calm, mysterious, and quietly adored by everyone. Together, they live in a mansion filled with beauty, secrets, and silence.
But when Sofia finds a hidden photo and a name no one speaks of, everything begins to change.
Who is Seraphine?
Why won't Adrian tell the truth?
And what is really hiding in the basement no one is allowed to enter?
As Sofia searches for answers, she discovers that her perfect family is not perfect at all.
And some secrets are not buried - they're locked away.
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