Sunshine In The Dark
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Last published Sun, Jun 14, 2026
Twenty-two-year-old Lucy Chen arrives in Spain for the final year of her art degree determined to finally build a life for herself. Surrounded by art, freedom, and endless possibility, she begins discovering who she truly wants to be.
Professor Tim Bradford keeps his distance from everyone. Quiet, disciplined, and impossible to read, he returned to the art world for reasons no one knows. Beneath his calm exterior lies a dangerous secret tied to an undercover FBI investigation hidden within the academy.
As Lucy and Tim grow closer, feelings neither of them expected begin to change everything. But with secrets closing in and danger growing around them, they quickly learn that some truths can destroy everything they care about.
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