If I Take That Chance
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On her wedding day, Sam Sheppard would have bolted out of the door if she hadn't remembered why she agrees to marry Luke Russo on the first place. She is standing there on the altar now and she knows that there is no turning back. She must kiss him, her best friend as her new husband.
Sam has her own reason to marry Luke, the only grandson of the eccentric billionaire, Mr Russo Sr. While Luke is simply trapped by his grandad's request.
With all the pretenses and arrangements that Sam has to play and follow, she has fallen deeper into the game and she realizes that money is not the only reason for her to marry her best friend. Sam is in love with Luke but his insecurity and mixes signal towards her worsened their friendships up to the point where Luke has to give her divorce paperwork.
If I take That Chance is a sweet romance novel which will take readers into an exciting, romantic, whirlwind of a journey between two best friends who haven't realized for themselves what true love really means until an uncompromising situation made them to discover and express what and how they truly feel for each other.
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