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Eavesdropping

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Reads 233
Votes 25
Parts 11
Time 2h 30m

Mature

intrigue love mystery romance thriller

Ethan Hall, a pre-law college student, loves to eavesdrop while studying at his favorite coffee shop. The stories and confessions are amusing, but they also enable him to be a better reader of people. When an unsuspecting conversation finds him oddly attracted to a woman in another room, he plots a way to meet her.
Ethan soon finds out things are not always what they seem. As a web of deceit begins to take shape, dark family secrets are pulled from the shadows uncovering murder and adulterous affairs. After a family member dies and more secrets are revealed, Ethan struggles to find who he can trust without becoming a victim as well.

This novel is in a semi-draft mode, so all comments, errors and critiques are welcome.All Rights Reserved

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THE DEVIL AND HIS PRINCESS

A powerful and wealthy businessman falls deeply in love with a college student, but his love soon turns into an unhealthy obsession. Blinded by his desire, he manipulates her into marriage, only to trap her in a world of control and cruelty. Determined to reclaim her freedom, she finds the strength to escape his grasp, starting a new chapter in her life. Just as she begins to rebuild, fate throws her back into the path of her ruthless husband. But this time, the tables turn, and a series of unexpected events challenge everything she thought she knew-about him, herself, and the life they once shared. This is a story of love, possesiveness, survival, and the resilience of the human spirit.