Against all odds
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Last published Wed, Oct 15, 2025
She doesn't believe in love.
He believes in nothing else.
Forced to work together, Amara and Daniel can't agree on a single thing-except that the other is impossible.
But when rivalry turns into something neither of them expected, will her walls hold, or will his charm finally break through?
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