It’s easy. I have a lot to be happy about.
An answering curve pulls at his lips, and his eyes light up with a dangerous glint. “You’re so fucked, Lina.”
As I nestle deeper into his arms, a weight lifts off my heart. It all but floats up to heaven.
I’m no longer crazy.
I’m no longer a hostage to our past or a prisoner to my husband’s revenge.
I’m no longer Harold’s fake daughter or Damian’s forced wife.
I’m Angelina Hart, tired mother, happy assistant, and above all the woman who loves Damian.
Always have.
Always will.
Afterword
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Also by Charmaine Pauls
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Young Enough
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The Seven Forbidden Arts Series
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Krinar World Novels
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The Krinar Experiment
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Book Blurbs
The Age Between Us Duet
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Old Enough (#1)
Society says I'm too young for her. What do they know? It's not my age that matters. It's my experience. I’m everything she never knew she needed. Meeting her was no coincidence. How and why our paths crossed are every shade of twisted and wrong, but she’ll never know. I'm taking those sinister secrets to my grave. I’m keeping her forever, no matter what it takes.
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I thought I’d lost everything. My life was in tatters when a man half my age broke into my property and invaded my future. Our love is forbidden, but I’m single and he’s all the taboo I crave. For once in my life, why not? But what if I start wanting more than a fleeting love affair? What if his secrets will destroy me? I had no idea how much more I was about to lose.
Box Set (Book 1 & 2)
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I’m a loan shark. Breaking people is in my blood. The Haynes’s were supposed to be a straightforward job. Go in and pull the trigger twice. One bullet for Charlie, one for his sister. But when I saw Valentina, I wanted her. Only, in our world, those who owe us don’t get second chances. No way in hell will my mother let her live. So I devised a plan to keep her.
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Consent (#2)
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A quick series overview
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Pyromancist (#1 Fire)
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About the Author
Charmaine Pauls was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. She obtained a degree in Commun
ication at the University of Potchefstroom and followed a diverse career path in journalism, public relations, advertising, communications, photography, graphic design, and brand marketing. Her writing has always been an integral part of her professions.
After relocating to Chile with her French husband, she fulfilled her passion to write creatively full-time. Charmaine has published over twenty novels since 2011, as well as several short stories and articles. Two of her short stories were selected for publication in an African anthology from across the continent by the International Society of Literary Fellows in conjunction with the International Research Council on African Literature and Culture.
When she is not writing, she likes to travel, read, and rescue cats. Charmaine currently lives in Montpellier with her husband and children. Their household is a linguistic mélange of Afrikaans, English, French and Spanish.
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