Once Bitten, Twice Shy (The Masquerade Series #1)
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Kathani Haze Hamilton lived in beautiful lies orchestrated by the man she called husband.
She never dared to uncover her real identity... until one night shattered everything. The night where she learned about the truth. And met another man who claimed to be her husband.
One is real. One is pretending. Both know her secrets.
Both know exactly how to make her bleed.
Can she unmask the truth before it unmasks her?
Or will she get bitten... twice?
How will she tell which bite is love, and which is poisonous?
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