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Caught Sleeping
Jen Lyon · The Senator's Wife #2
300 pagescontemporary romance
(5k)Steamy
Two women risk everything — careers, freedom, and their lives — to keep their secret love alive.
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Despite the fragility of their relationship, Catharine and Alex have found a happiness together they never expected to find. Alex's career is soaring with her hard-fought place on the US Women's National Team as she prepares for the World Cup over the summer. Catharine is flourishing in her newfound freedom, embracing her love with Alex, while still being forced to keep their romance a secret amidst her soon-to-be ex-husband's presidential campaign.But it's more than either woman hoped for. More than they ever imagined.Until a secret is revealed that threatens it all. Their relationship. Alex's career. Catharine's business. Even their lives. When it all comes crashing down, both women must ask themselves—how can love survive?
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