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A Woman Without a Mask

At 28, Clara Hayes has mastered the art of wearing masks. To her colleagues, she’s the perpetually cheerful graphic designer who never misses a deadline. To her overbearing mother, she’s the dutiful daughter hiding her anxiety behind polished smiles. To the world, she’s a woman who “has it all together”—except she’s crumbling inside. Clara’s life unravels during a corporate presentation where a panic attack strips her façade raw. Humiliated and exhausted, she flees to a quiet coastal town, renting a cottage owned by an eccentric, free-spirited potter named Marisol. There, Clara stumbles upon a dusty journal in the attic, its pages filled with haunting sketches and anonymous confessions from a woman who once lived there decades earlier. The entries mirror Clara’s own suffocating duality: “I paint myself in colors the world approves of, but my soul is a grayscale.” As Clara tentatively befriends Marisol and a reclusive widower, Eli, who runs the town’s crumbling bookstore, she begins confronting the lies she’s told herself for years. Through their unconventional guidance—and the journal’s cryptic wisdom—she starts shedding her masks one by one. But vulnerability comes at a cost: her corporate career teeters, her mother’s disapproval intensifies, and a buried trauma from her teenage years resurfaces, threatening to drown her newfound courage. When Clara’s raw, unfiltered artwork—created in secret—goes viral, she faces a choice: return to the safety of her old illusions or step into the terrifying freedom of living unapologetically. But the journal hides a final secret, linking Clara’s journey to the cottage’s mysterious past, forcing her to question whether true authenticity is a rebellion… or a homecoming.
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Veil System: Running a Model, High-End Escort and Marriage Agency

Justin Black inherits his parents' high-end escort and marriage contract agency, The Black Veil, at just 17, after they are mysteriously murdered. Thrust into a world of power, wealth, and desire, Justin awakens a hidden, supernatural system that amplifies his control over his path and the dynamics of over those around him—making lust, seduction, and manipulation his weapons of choice. As he seeks to build his inherited empire and uncover the truth behind his parents' death, Justin must navigate dangerous power plays, betrayals, and the intoxicating allure of his own abilities, riches, the high society, greed, power, women and everything mundane in-between. His rise to the top seems unstoppable, but in a world built on secrets, will his newfound status and what he holds make him a king—or destroy him? ****** Disclaimer: THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION. NAMES, CHARACTERS, ORGANIZATIONS, PLACES, EVENTS, AND INCIDENTS ARE EITHER PRODUCTS OF THE AUTHOR'S IMAGINATION OR USED FICTITIOUSLY. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ACTUAL PERSONS, LIVING OR DEAD, REAL EVENTS, OR REAL ORGANIZATIONS IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL. This novel contains mature themes, strong language, and content that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised. The actions, beliefs, and behaviors of the characters do not reflect the views, values, or endorsements of the author. This story is intended for entertainment purposes only.
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