To Love To Lose
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Last published Fri, Jul 4, 2014
"There is everything to lose
But only one you can love."
Alice Hendry finds herself in the middle of a fairytale castle and a nightmare she had only ever read about in story books. Tristan Maunsel, a man she had been decreed to marry by the King, seems utterly perfect until a dark secret is revealed.
Suddenly, the walls have ears, the townsfolk cry witchcraft and a secret that rises from the grave threatens to ruin both their lives.
When Alice is faced with a decision, she must decide if love is worth suffering for.
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