Almost Humans
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Last published Tue, May 13, 2025
Andra Yates has spent her life walking the thin line between right and wrong. Scarred by a troubled past and desperate to rewrite her story.
Enter Callum Fitzgerald: successful, sharp-witted, and infuriatingly charming. With a prestigious medical career, a family fortune, and secrets of his own, Callum is everything Andra shouldn't want-but everything she finds herself drawn to.
As their worlds collide, Andra and William find solace in one another-two broken souls seeking refuge in a connection neither expected. What begins as an escape slowly becomes something real. But healing is never easy, and the past never stays buried.
"We both knew we had demons of our own. Mine were louder, but he silenced them with his presence. He became my sanctuary. My mirror. My truth."
In a world where love is the only place left to hide, can two fractured hearts learn to beat as one?
IMPORTANT NOTICE: This book contains explicit descriptions of sexual situations and mature language.
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