Pages of Silence
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Última publicación dom, abr 19, 2026
Ama Adusei never thought her life in Toronto would be anything more than classes, late alarms, and quiet evenings working at a bookstore. Lonely but resilient, she keeps herself afloat with calls to her best friend back home and the comfort of romance novels. Until a chance collision with a stranger shifts everything.
Akihiko Murakami isn't just any man. He is the heir to a powerful Japanese family business with darker ties beneath its polished surface. Reserved, dangerous, and untouchable, he has no interest in love. But when Ama stumbles into his world, first by accident and then by fate, he cannot ignore the pull that keeps drawing her back.
Caught between loyalty and curiosity, Ama finds herself tangled in secrets she was never meant to see, and Akihiko must decide if protecting her means keeping her close or pushing her away.
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