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Julie Ann Walker – In Moonlight and Memories Trilogy Reading Order

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<— New series and here’s the kicker!! ALL THREE BOOKS are going LIVE on the SAME DAY!!!! July 1st 2019!! 😀 AND AND!! Each book is a little over 250 pages each. This is no serial. This is a full length TRILOGY!!

The author says:

It’s a trilogy, an epic romantic saga… …Yes, you read that correctly. I’m releasing In Moonlight and Memories: Volumes 1, 2, and 3 all on the same day.. ..in our Netflix/binge-everything society, I felt it was important to give readers what they were asking for. Namely, the whole story NOW.

About book #1:

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julie Ann Walker comes an epic story about sacrifice, friendship, and the awe-inspiring power of love.

Maggie: Ten years ago, Cash Armstrong stole my heart. Then he promptly joined the army—dragging my best friend with him—and left me crying on the front porch in a red sequined prom dress. Now he’s back. They’re both back. Cash, the one who still has my heart. And Luc, the one who saved my life.

Cash: How do you know if you’re at the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end? That’s what I’ve been trying to figure out since a traumatic brain injury made me “unfit to serve.” I’m back in New Orleans, and picking up the shattered pieces of my past means I must confront where my life’s journey began… and where it all might end.

Luc: Long ago, Maggie May was mine. Not mine in the way you might think. She was mine because she was my only friend. Then Cash came along and we became brothers by something stronger than blood. We became brothers by choice. When tragedy struck, I was forced to make a decision that changed all our lives. I thought, after ten years, it was safe to come back home. I was wrong…

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Latest Romance Book Releases – May 21st 2019

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Happy NEW RELEASE TUESDAY!! We’ve got books!! And blurb jolts! Like that one there to the left. <— Ohhhhh my my my!! This sounds like it’s going to be crazy-intense!! I can smell the trouble from here.

What else gave me a blurb jolt? The Assistant (she hires an assistant for her husband, and everything in their perfect life changes), Cliff’s Edge (she’s house-sitting, and a famous movie star decides he’s going to stay there too), Twisted  (Aleatha Romig’s latest… and he’s a bad guy that’s fixated on her), Choose Me (he’s in love with her, and she’s walking down the aisle to marry someone else), and Shouldn’t Have You (she’s a grieving widow, and then she meets him…)

Michele G: I’m reading The Assistant by Marni Mann right now (an ARC). Holy crap
I really feel like some serious drama is getting ready to hit the fan
but I suspect maybe it’s not what I’m expecting it to be. She’s a little tricky sometimes
I’m just not sure what’s exactly is going on yet
either way
I think it’s going to hurt. Yikes
but in a good way
you know
angsty and all
I think! I’ll keep y’all posted.

Rae: Can’t wait for The Assistant by Marni Mann. Guess I won’t be getting much sleep tonight!

Krystal: Hot can’t wait

Michele G: I finished The Assistant by Marni Mann. It would be a great buddy read
.I kept wishing I had people to vent to as I was reading. I wanted to throw out theories, complain about a character, etc. and didn’t have anywhere to go with it. It was a creative plotline that kept me guessing. I figured out part of the twist but not all. It is twisty and emotional FYI
just be prepared. I gave it 4 stars and really recommend it. There were a couple of things that kept me from 5 starring it. It seems to be a 5 star book for a lot of the early readers though.

While you’re here, don’t forget to check out these:

  1. Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! eek <— Hey guess what??!! I dunno if I read when it was “ending” wrong or if Amazon just extended it, but the Kindle Unlimited Membership deal is still on!!!
  2. Monday Earlybird Book Releases <— TWO BIG blurb jolts on here for me!!
  3. Aly Martinez “ The Regret Duet Reading Order” Duet is going live in just a few days and WE LOVE THIS AUTHOR!!! Plus book #1 is super-bargain priced while it’s in “preorder” mode.

AUDIOBOOK L:DVERS!

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 check out the free audible trial + 2 free audiobooks deal

  • AND! Here’s the fun-tool again! —> Find out which of YOUR Kindle books are available as audiobooks at a BARGAIN-PRICE! <— This thing is so cool (Amazon calls it “Matchmaker“)! It’s an Amazon feature, that scans all of your Kindle books and will list all of the ones you have that are also available as an audiobook at a discounted price (not normal audiobook prices). This way, you can switch back and forth, seamlessly between your ebooks and your audiobooks. VERY COOL!
  1. Viper: Fallen Angel, Book 2 by Ella Frank & Brooke Blaine <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!
  2. Let Me Please You: A McClain Family Novella: McClain Brothers, Book 3.5, by Alexandria House
  3. Duchess of My Heart by Maya Banks
  4. The Lost and the Chosen: Lost Sentinel Series, Book 1 by Ivy Asher
  5. Pain: Curse of the Gods, Book 5 by Jane Washington & Jaymin Eve
  6. My Ex-Best Friend’s Wedding by Wendy Wax
  7. Degrees of Guilt by HS Chandler
  8. The Last Song: Booktrack Editionby Nicholas Sparks

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

➔➔ Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! eek <— Hey guess what??!! I dunno if I read when it was “ending” wrong or if Amazon just extended it, but the Kindle Unlimited Membership deal is still on!!!

Leslie M: I finished Timid by Devney Perry last night. I actually liked it better than book 1 – 4****! I enjoyed the “unrequited love” storyline. Although this is about diff couple than 1st book, to me it is not a standalone.

Julie O: …absolutely loved TIMID!!!

  • Anti Hero by Skye Warren <— SKYE WARREN SUPER-BARGAIN! “...Nate Gaines knows he’s no hero. After losing his team in a fiery betrayal, he left the army. Now he works for cold hard cash. And the girl he loves? She’s better off without him. Until her story makes her a target. Then he’ll protect her. He’ll kill for her. He just won’t let himself fall for her again...”
  • Shadowspell Academy: The Culling Trials (Book 2) by by Shannon Mayer & K.F. Breene <— Tessa loved this one!

Tessa: Maryse, about Shadowspell Academy: The Culling trial (which I adored book two SO MUCH. The action was insane), book 3 will be out June 11th.So worth reading if you love PNR.

Misty: I just read an awesome book and thought you would love it as well. I normally go with your recommendations but I  happened upon this one. Please check it out. Get your tissues ready because you will need them.  The book is The Other Princess Aces High MC by Christine Michelle. Just incredible!!!

Julie O: Maryse I know you love Tessa Bailey especially the books with the dorky policeman on the covers.  Haven’t read those yet, can’t get past the cover but I have read 5 or 6 others and I just re-read my favorite, WORKED UP.  You really need to read this one, has an H that is so sweet and unforgettable.  Please try and work it in sometime…

  • Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms Book 1) by Melanie Harlow <— MELANIE HARLOW SUPER-BARGAIN ALERT!! OLDER MAN/YOUNGER GIRL ALERT!! And he’s a single dad… AND a Marine and she’s his nanny. 😉 “...Sure, Frannie Sawyer is beautiful and sweet, but she’s twenty-seven, the boss’s daughter, and my new part-time nanny—which means she’s completely off-limits. It’s bad enough I can’t stop fantasizing about her, what kind of jerk would I be if I acted on the impulse to kiss her? (Exactly the kind of jerk you’re thinking.)…”

Linda: Loved Irresistible by Melanie Harlow!! Love her writing.

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

  1. Undefeated: Blood Bond: Parts 13, 14 & 15 (Volume 5) (Blood Bond Saga) by Helen Hardt
  2. Blood Bond: 13 (Blood Bond Saga) by Helen Hardt
  3. Bear Meets Girl (Grizzly Cove Book 13) by Bianca D’Arc
  4. Supernatural Academy: Sophomore Witch by Ingrid Seymour and Katie French
  5. Oracle: The Harbinger: An Oracle’s Maidens Novel 02 by D. R. Rosier
  6. Under Fyre (Alien Dragon Shifters Book 1) by Cara Bristol
  7. Written on Skin (Sigil Fire Book 2) by Erzabet Bishop

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

  1. The Assistant by Marni Mann <— SHE’S MARRIED & HAS AN AMAZING LIFE UNTIL… “...Before: My husband could rely on me to take care of everything. After: I hire him the perfect assistant. My entire life can be summed up in before and afters, but something happens in the middle.
    A meeting. And it changes the course of everyone’s lives forever…“
  2. The Cowgirl’s Forever Love (The Colemans of Heart Falls Book 1) by Vivian Arend
  3. SEALs of Honor: Kanen by Dale Mayer
  4. The Shadow (A Berry Springs Novel) by Amanda McKinney
  5. Shunned: a reverse harem bully romance (Kings of Miskatonic Prep Book 1) by Steffanie Holmes <— BULLY REVERSE HAREM ROMANCE ALERT!! “…I only have to endure one year at this prestigious academy for rich snobs. One year of being the charity case no one wanted. One year of taunts and insults and bullying. Then I’m free. But I didn’t count on Trey, Ayaz, and Quinn...”
  6. Cliff’s Edge (Solace Island Series Book 2) by Meg Tilly <— HOLLYWOOD STAR WHERE SHE’S HOUSE-SITTING ALERT!! “…Eve Harris is all set to house-sit and run the bakery she shares with her sister while Maggie goes on her honeymoon, but there’s one problem—the house is already occupied. By a movie star. He claims to be her brother-in-law’s friend, and not only does he insist on staying, he also offers to help. Playing house has never been so tempting...”
  7. The Dark Bones by Loreth Anne White
  8. The Rancher’s Secret Love (The Montana McGregor Brothers Book 2) by Paula Altenburg
  9. Elusive Identities: Cowboy Justice Association (Serials and Stalkers Book 1) by Olivia Jaymes
  10. Twisted (Tangled Web Book 1) by Aleatha Romig <— ALEATHA ROMIG ALERT!! HE’S A BAD GUY, AND NOW HE WANTS HER… “...I utilize the skills inherent to me, not knowing from where they came, not recalling what I’d lost. And then I saw her. Laurel Carlson. I shouldn’t want her, desire her, or need her, yet with each sighting I know she is exactly what I have to have. Laurel has the ability to do what I thought was impossible. She sees what others don’t. My gut tells me that it’s a deadly mistake to change my plans and open my world to her…”
  11. Outplayed by Lila Rose
  12. Ghost: A Linear Tactical Romantic Suspense Standalone by Janie Crouch
  13. To Love a Prince (The Prince Duet Book 2) by Nana Malone
  14. His Sweet Pea (The May Flowers Series) by Vivian Ward
  15. Shouldn’t Have You (Fractured Connections Book 2) by Carrie Ann Ryan <— SHE’S A WIDOW NOW… “…I’ve been many things in my life: daughter, friend, student, lover, wife
and now, widow. Getting past those labels and finding who I could be without them was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Then I became friends with Brendon Connolly.  Every time I look at him, I see a past, I see a present, and I’m afraid if I look too hard, I’ll see a future...”
  16. The Dark Bones (A Dark Lure novel) by Loreth Anne White
  17. Holding Out (Returning Home Book 4) by Serena Bell
  18. Hot SEAL, Tijuana Nights: An Enemies to Lovers Romantic Comedy (SEALs in Paradise) by Cat Johnson
  19. Securing Sidney (SEAL of Protection: Legacy Book 2) by Susan Stoker
  20. Choose Me by by RC Boldt <— ANGST ALERT!!! SHE’S MARRYING SOMEONE ELSE & HE’S WATCHING HER WALK DOWN THE AISLE… “…I put on a brave face as I watch her walk down the aisle. Because it’s too late. I refuse to be the bastard who makes her cry on her wedding day, but I’m dying to tell her what I’ve always known. She’s my best friend, but she doesn’t realize she owns my f*cking heart and soul, too…“
  21. Siren Unleashed (Texas Sirens Book 7) by Lexi Blake and Sophie Oak
  22. Duke of Shadows (Moonlight Square, Book 4) by Gaelen Foley <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
  23. Make a Viscount Beg: Regency Romance (How to Reform a Rake Book 5) by by Tammy Andresen <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE!!
  24. Her Loving Hero (Black Dawn Book 8) by Caitlyn O’Leary
  25. SEAL Forever (Silver SEALs Book 6) by Kris Michaels
  26. His Magnolia (The May Flowers Series) by Dori Lavelle <— SHE STILL FEARS THE MEAN GIRLS… “...I’m thirty-two years old, but I feel like I’m still stuck in high school. I wear my hair the same way, I have a job in the same building, and I still fear the mean girls. When I’m invited to the high school reunion, I decide not to go. And then the most handsome man literally knocks me off my feet, sweeps me into his arms, and offers to be my date...”
  27. His Cactus Flower (The May Flowers Series ) by Rebecca Gallo
  28. The Billionaire’s Untouched Bride (Evermore Book 6) by Clare Connelly
  29. The Fall of Troy (The Odyssey Duet Book 1) by Dr. Rebecca Sharp
  30. Hurt (The Hurt Series Book 1) by Lydia Michaels <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! “…Emery Tanner is captivated—to the point of obsession—by the stunning Scotsman tending bar at the Imperial Hotel. With as many dark secrets as he has scars, she hungers to know every exquisite inch of him, but her shy nature leaves her tongue-tied. Despite her sense that innate kindness rests beneath his savage surface, Callan MacGregor is a man to approach with caution—if not fear. When tragedy strikes and Emery’s world is shattered, she learns just how ruthless Callan can be…”
  31. Her Sinful Marine (Sinful Marines Book 2) by by Makenna Jameison
  32. Falling For You (All For You Book 2) by Jennifer Van Wyk
  33. Blackout, Book Two (The Leather & Lace Duet 2) by Janine Infante Bosco
  34. Jagged Edges (Shattered Fate Series Book 2) by T. L. Anderson <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! MUST BE READ IN ORDER!! “…Jagged Edges is book two in the Shattered Fate Series that follows Mia and Jackson’s story…”
  35. The Best Years (The Amherst Sinners Series Book 1) <— SHE’S ESCAPING IN COLLEGE… “…College. My one chance to escape. And I ran as far and fast as I could. Straight into the arms of something more dangerous. Oliver. He thinks I’m a good girl. But he doesn’t know what I’m running from. He thinks I should stay away from him. But I can’t. I like his cruel words. And his intoxicating smile. He’s a temptation I can’t resist...”
    Mischievously Mine (Sycamore Cove Games Book 2) by Leigh W. Stuart
  36. Rook (Endgame Book 2) by Riley Ashby
  37. Blood and Vows (Twisted Duet Book 2) by Bella J.
  38. Hers To Keep (Montana Secrets Series Book 3) by Kay Lyons
  39. A Love Like Yours (Love Story Duet Book 1) by Robin Huber <— THE FIGHTER & THE SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE… “…we broke each other’s hearts, and we did a damn good job of it. A decade has passed since I last saw her, but not a day goes by that I don’t think of her clear blue eyes or easy smile. So when I see her at one of my matches–and find out that she’s engaged–I need to understand why she turned her back on me all those years ago...”
  40. It’s Hot in the Hamptons: A Novel by Holly Peterson
  41. Under The Scrubs by Katerina Baker
  42. To Tame a Wild Cowboy: Cupid, Texas by Lori Wilde
  43. Star-Crossed: A Novel by Minnie Darke

   

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Aly Martinez – The Regret Duet Reading Order

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Queeeeeeen of angsty, unputdownable duets has a new one going LIVE in just a few days!!! SQUEEEEE!! YAY US! I absolutely LOVE this author.

I’ve devoured a bunch of her books and I’m always hooked, and Theresa just told me this amazing news (plus it’s super-bargain priced right now!!)

Theresa: Her new duet is up for preordered.  With a 3 day only bargain on first book due out 5/23

Maryse: SQUEEEEE!!!! I’m going to post it now. 😀 !!!!

About book #1:

Every little girl dreams of the fairytale. The one where the white knight rushes in to save her from the clutches of evil. They fall in love, have babies, and live happily ever after.

By that definition, my life should have been a fairytale too.

When I was eight years old, Caven Hunt saved me from the worst kind of evil to walk the Earth. It didn’t matter that I was a kid. I fell in love with him all the same.

But that was where my fairytale ended.

Years later, a one-night stand during the darkest time imaginable gave us a little girl. It was nothing compared to the pitch black that consumed me when I was forced to leave her with Caven for good.

At the end of every fairytale, the happily-ever-after is the one thing that remains consistent. It wasn’t going to be mine, but there hadn’t been a night that passed where I hadn’t prayed that it would be hers.

I owed Caven my life.
However, I owed that innocent child more.
And that included ripping the heart from my chest and facing her father again.

READING ORDER:

Katy Regnery – The Arranged Duo Reading Order

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<— ARRANGED MARRIAGE ALERT!!! She’s sick of the games, and just wants a husband, so she signs up!! AND!! The duet conclusion JUST WENT LIVE!!

Michele G: 
the main character decides to take part in an arranged marriage through an online site where they match you up and you meet them at the wedding. Mix this with a few other twists and you have the recipe for a yummy fun book!

Amy: Okay, I just checked out the blurb for Arrange Me and CLICK! How fun does that one sound??
Although I really am trying to overlook the half-naked guy on the cover. …

Michele G: It’s a cute book though. So, overlook the bare flesh and read it ladies 😉 …To me it felt like part rom-com/ part new adult. I was a really fun read – – just beware it’s a duet with a little cliffy at the end. Also, it’s available on KU!

About book#1:

My name is Courtney Jane Salinger…
and I’m sick of games.

Sick of the Friday night bar-scene-cum-meat-market.
Sick of the boy-girl, man-woman, mars-venus, flirtation-without-expectation, game-playing nonsense.
Sick of awful dates and one-night stands, booty calls and guys who don’t call back, mixed messages or NO messages and—and—and…I’m sick of all of it.

I’m done.
I just can’t do it anymore.
It’s too hard, and worse: little by little, it’s making me hard.
It’s breaking my heart.

What DO I want?
That’s easy.

I want a house in suburbia with a white picket fence.
I want babies to buckle into a minivan.
But most of all, I want to be married.
I want a husband.

So I’ve made an important decision: I’m making my escape from the dating world and the single life.
I’ve filled out my application on ArrangeMe.com and I’m putting my fate into the hands of experts.

Is it a little scary?
Sure.
I mean, I have no idea who I’ll end up with. After all, I’m planning to marry a complete stranger.

But between you and me?
I can’t wait.
Being arranged can’t possibly be worse than being single.
Can it?

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Monday Early Bird Book Releases + some that are going live at midnight! 05-20-19

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<— BREAKING NEWS UPDATE!! THE LATEST by Melanie Harlow is LIVE!! Undeniable: A Cloverleigh Farms Standalone is a FRENEMIES-TO-LOVERS standalone (as kids his dares used to get her in trouble)… “…he had the nerve to grow up gorgeous, charming, and sexy. And as we got older, the dares only got dirtier–and the betting stakes higher–until finally, he left me in pieces. I swore I’d never talk to him again. But twenty years after I took that flying leap, he’s back in my life, daring me to risk everything for him: my job, my self-worth, and my heart...”

ANOTHER HAPPY MONDAY MORNING IS HERE!! 🙂 Today’s “early birds” list is short but plenty sweet. In fact, that one there to the right sounds unique and totally up my alley (the difficulties of an arranged marriage and it’s the duet conclusion!!) and Lani Lynn Vale’s does too (sounds like unrequited love!!) Plus I highlighted a bunch more, and as usual, will be adding more throughout the day. But first…

THREE THINGS:

1.) I went and saw The Avengers this weekend and yes… it was just awesome. It made me laugh, it gave me panic attacks, and it tugged hard on my heartstrings. HARD. I did not cry but only because I tried a technique. I kept repeating to myself “Do not internalize this. Leave it there. It belongs there“. Yep. Cryless. Well, except for that one slow moving tear that just could not be contained. 😉 Oh and, that other one that followed.

2.) Can I finally settle in and binge watch GoT now that it’s complete? I think I should but I heard an uproar and utter disappointment over last night’s final episode.

3.) Almost finished A Five-Minute Life and I gotta say YAY!!!! Loving it. Everything I thought it was going to be and where I thought it was going, end up being ended up in the first 50%… then… there was the second half. 😉 SQUEEEE!!! I’m nervous though. Suddenly… other scenarios have cropped up in my mind. Oh and WHOA?!! Where did this cover come from? Yeah I think I’m good with it. 😉

LOOK WHAT JUST WENT LIVE :D !!!

➔➔➔ Kindle Unlimited Membership super-bargain deal!!!! eek <— Hey guess what??!! The Kindle Unlimited Membership deal is still on, but I think this is the last month!!!

  1. Hissy Fit (The Southern Gentleman Series Book 1) by Lani Lynn Vale <— LANI LYNN VALE’S LATEST!! HE DOESN’T KNOW SHE EXISTS… “…He is the one that never looks her way. He is handsome and strong. He is rough around the edges and mean. He is everything she’s ever wanted. He doesn’t even know she exists…“
  2. A Christmas Rescue: A Silver Bell Falls Holiday Novella by Samantha Chase
  3. Dark Truth by Summer Cooper
  4. Arrange Us: a sequel (The Arranged Duo Book 2) by Katy Regnery <— KATY REGNERY ARRANGED MARRIAGE DUET CONCLUSION ALERT!! She’s signed up to marry a stranger… “…We did it. We’re married. He’s mine. I’m his. Man and wife. Missus and Mister. Except
 We barely know each other. We’ve never lived together. Turns out I’m an early bird, and he’s a night owl. He works nights and I work all day. His parents keep asking when we’re having kids, while mine keep emailing me the names of divorce lawyers…” (P.S. Here’s the reading order)
  5. Blood Broken: A gripping vampire fantasy romance (Blackthorn Dark Paranormal Romance Series Book 8) by Lindsay J. Pryor
  6. Duchess of My Heart (The Vault Collection) by Maya Banks
  7. Savage Royals: A Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance (Boys of Oak Park Prep Book 1) by Callie Rose <— “…The Princes are gorgeous, flawless, and cruel. They own this town, and they’re determined to own me too. To break me. What they don’t know is that I’ve already been broken once. I won’t let it happen again...”
  8. Want (Vampire Beloved Book 1) by R. E. Butler
  9. Mind the Line by Jennifer Domenico
  10. Out of the Flames: Firemen Do It Better by Leah Sharelle <— FIREMAN ALERT & SHE HASN’T GOTTEN PREGNANT… “…Tate leads a charmed life. She is married to a hunk who dotes on her every second of the day. Her custom jewellery pieces are taking off, giving her a respected reputation and making her some good money. The only black cloud hovering over her happy life is the fact she can’t get pregnant…“
  11. Both of Us (Cross My Heart Book 2) by Amber Kelly <— DUET CONCLUSION ALERT!!
  12. Rule #5: You Can’t Trust the Bad Boy (The Rules of Love) <– SHE PAYS HIM TO TAKE HER AWAY… “..when I run into Jet Miller, the bad boy with a motorcycle, I pay him to take me away for the weekend. He’s convinced that I won’t fit into his life, but I don’t care. I need this break. Two days of freedom quickly change into something more, and I find myself falling for Jet. Only, he doesn’t know that once our 48 hour escape is over, I’m gone. And I don’t know how to tell him…”
  13. Hate To Love You by J.P. Oliver <— M/M ROMANCE ALERT!!!
  14. Secret Service: The Protocol Serial Bundle by Eden Butler <— EDEN BUTLER SERIES BUNDLE ALERT!! “…I was Ophelia Harris, America’s youngest First Lady. Now I’m America’s Widow, and my husband’s secrets continue to haunt me. They continue to threaten my life. I’m supposed to grieve with the world and keep up the façade of the perfect marriage and the perfect life. But I can’t. Because of him...”

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