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The Truths We Burn

Subgenre
romance
Edition year
2022
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Set across the small, secretive towns of Ponderosa Springs and Hollow Heights, the story centers on a male lead entangled in a long-running vengeance scheme, whose plans are threatened when Sage returns to town to investigate her sister’s mysterious death. Sage presents a false, innocent persona to the community, but the male lead sees through her act and views her as a dangerous threat to his goals, creating a tense, adversarial dynamic as long-buried town secrets and past grievances surface.

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  • Morally Gray: “I won’t let her ruin all we have worked for. I refuse to let her derail our plan of vengeance.” source
  • Revenge Plot: “I refuse to let her derail our plan of vengeance.” source
  • Dark Romance: “I refuse to let her derail our plan of vengeance.” source
  • Small Town Romance: “I was ready to watch this town that made me the villain, Rot in front of my eyes” source
  • Tortured Hero: “A mistake that torched my last piece of humanity.” source

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