Purple Orchids
Samantha Christy · The Mitchell Sisters #1
A secret tore them apart at 18 — years later, the truth could destroy them all over again.
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One day... one moment... one letter.One lie.That's all it took to change the course of their lives.Gavin McBrideShe blindsided me. Broke me. Shredded me.And now she's back, thinking I did the very same thing to her.Someone is lying. It's not me. But the thing is - it's not her either.When I reach out to her, I get more than I bargained for. Much more.Baylor MitchellI was eighteen when he left me.I found a way to survive. Without him. Without us. Without the future he promised.Now, a chance meeting threatens everything I know to be true.But loving him again isn't worth the risk I'd have to take or the secret I'd be forced to reveal.Or is it?Purple Orchids is an angsty, second-chance romance. Friends to lovers to enemies to friends to lovers (yeah, it's messy.)This book is part of a series that can easily be read in any order. ~~~~~~~~~~~~There may be topics in this novel that would be upsetting or painful for some. For a full list of TWs see the author's website.
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