In The Life Before
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Last published Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Orielle Rosano thought she had left the past behind. Twelve years ago her father died and she believed she was just an ordinary girl living an ordinary life. But the truth comes crashing back. Her father was the head of a ruthless mafia empire and her world will never be the same.
And then he returns. The boy who once claimed her heart, the man she never truly stopped craving. Twelve years apart have only sharpened the ache between them, a hunger that refuses to be tamed. Every glance, every touch ignites a fire that threatens to consume them both.
Her heart belongs to another, safe, steady, reliable, but the passion she shares with her ex-lover is intoxicating, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. Desire pulls her in two directions, and every choice carries a risk she cannot afford to ignore.
Torn between love and loyalty, past and present, she must navigate a world of power, seduction, and secrets and discover whether the heart can ever be satisfied, or if some flames are too fierce to be denied.
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