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    Lotus
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    Lotus

    By T.L. Smith

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    To break a heart is easy. 
    All you have to do is reach in, wrap your blood-covered hands around it, and pull. 
    This happened to me. 
    Two hands, both red as my hair, did this exact thing. 
    Tore it away like it wasn’t made for me. 
    Maybe it was his to take?
    Because years on, with those same blood-red hands, he still has it. 
    In his clenched fists. 
    And he won’t give it back. 
    But the real question is, do I want it back? 
    He is dangerous, uncontrollable, and downright sexy. 
    I fell for it all, but in the end, he didn’t catch me. He let me fall.
     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherT.L Smith
    Release dateOct 25, 2017
    ISBN9781386194712
    Lotus
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    T.L. Smith

    T.L. Smith is a USA Today bestselling author who loves to write about characters with flaws so beautiful and dark they’re hard to turn away from. Her books have been translated into several languages. She can be found in her home state of Queensland, Australia, or off traveling the world—sitting on a beach in Bali or exploring Alcatraz in San Francisco or walking the streets of New York.

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