Finding Lorraine (WlW)
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For six years, Lorraine Delacour has been a ghost. Fleeing a ruthless organized crime family and a forced marriage designed to expand their empire, she has survived by constantly moving, changing her name, and never looking back. Now going by the name Dayna Thompson, she is exhausted, starving, and running out of places to hide.
When she collapses from sheer exhaustion inside a local diner in the rain-drenched college town of Oakhaven, she wakes up looking into the eyes of an angel.
Audrey Miller is a brilliant, elegant Art History professor, married to Tony, the genuinely kind-hearted diner owner who takes pity on the mysterious "Dayna." Without hesitation, Tony offers her a job and the spare room in their house. From the outside, Tony and Audrey's life is picture-perfect-a stable, loving marriage and a beautiful home that offers the ultimate sanctuary.
To Lorraine, it's the perfect cover. But living under the same roof as Audrey proves to be its own kind of danger. Audrey is the first person in years to truly see her, noticing the sharp intellect and deep knowledge of art that Lorraine desperately tries to hide. As Audrey takes her under her wing to help her secure a college scholarship, the boundaries between them begin to blur.
A slow-burn, forbidden romance ignites in the quiet moments of the Miller house. But falling for the wife of the man who saved her is a betrayal Lorraine can barely stomach, and her past is always hunting her. Falling in love means stepping out of the shadows, and being found could cost Lorraine her life-and destroy the perfect family that took her in.
Sometimes, the most dangerous thing you can do is stop running.
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