Then There Was You
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Emma Owen rebuilt her life from ashes public heartbreak, betrayal, and a past no one was supposed to see. Now she's one of the brightest stars on screen, finally in control. Until her fame becomes a weapon, and the ghosts she thought she buried come clawing back.
Enter Preston Hale: grounded, brilliant, untouchable... until her fire finds him. What starts as collaboration sparks into something Emma swore she'd never believe in again real love. The kind that challenges, heals, and holds even when everything else burns.
But success doesn't come without sacrifice. And when secrets leak, betrayals surface, and Emma is forced to choose between the spotlight and the soul she's worked so hard to recover she has to answer the only question that matters: When the world fades, who's still standing beside you?
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