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After the Rain, We Begin Again

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On the windy and sun-kissed shores of Ganghwa Island, a young and dreamy-eyed girl Soo Young grows up under the shadow of hardship. After Soo Young's father's early demise, she trades her dreams and ambitions for a life of responsibilities - helping her resilient mother to support and feed to keep the family afloat. She never completes school, but she learns resilience, sacrifice, and strenght. Many years later, Soo young, as a mother watches her daughter the world. The flow of time disclose how far they have come and how deeply the past dawdle. Extending across generations of women that are bounded by love and loss, it's a story of silent courage, lost dreams and strenght that passed down the legacy. A story about real women and real lives. Will they be able to heal their wounds they never dared to name? Or are some damages irreversible?
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The Duke’s Bargain

“What did you say?” Félix asked. She repeated, “Name your price.” “What is that supposed to mean?” His voice had tapered off with an unreadable emotion that got her weak in her knees, but she held out her chin. “Didn't you once offer to pay me off? Now, make me an offer I cannot refuse. Otherwise, I will go in there"—she gestured toward the Ball—"and make everyone think you dragged me out here to take advantage of me. I know exactly what that would do to your reputation.” “Say. That. Again,” Félix said through gritted teeth as he inched closer to her. ====================== She hadn’t meant to upset him or, worse, blackmail him. She didn’t even know who he was; she only knew he looked important because of how regally he stood in the moonlit dark. Estella was the baron of Cleverdale’s youngest, born into a hard life and always kept on her toes. Her stepsisters hated her. The baroness loathed her. And her father, the only one she called family, shattered her heart when he sold her to Viscount Alistair Ravensdale to cover up his misdeeds. The night of Lady Agatha’s ball, she seized her chance and ran straight into … Duke Félix of Chateaûbriant. In the dark, he mistook her for Princess Coralie, his fiancée, and kissed her. When the moon revealed her face, something about her stuck with him. He couldn’t shake the image of her running wildly or how she smelled like white lotus with hardcore roots. But when she threatened his reputation, he refused to play along. She returned to her world of cruel sisters and an unwanted engagement. What she hadn’t prepared for was the Duke arriving at her doorstep, making two outrageous claims. One. He was the Duke of Chateaûbriant. And two. She had stolen something valuable from him that night. What had she stolen without knowing it? Or worse, what could he possibly demand as repayment? ✯Like it? Add to Library!
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