Defying Ivy
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Last published Sat, Jun 13, 2026
Ivy has built her life on discipline and control. At thirty-two, she is a successful lawyer who understands that every decision carries weight and every mistake has consequences. Joshua is none of those things.
At twenty-two, he is still figuring things out - his future, his place, himself. But the moment he meets Ivy, something shifts. What begins as quiet admiration turns into something deeper, harder to ignore, and impossible to define.
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