Release #4 - Chapter 4: Live Wires

Rowan Fletcher's life is a mess of pizza boxes, fried electronics, and late-night debugging in the dark until a blackout brings Shanti to her door. But Shanti carries more than warmth: a carved pendant, a cryptic warning, and an ancient heritage. Powerful people are watching, waiting for the right key to walk through the wrong door. From the bone-stacked tunnels of Paris to global data trails, two women will discover that falling in love is easy. Keeping each other is the hard part. Sparks fly when a microwave mishap kills the building's power, bringing Shanti to Rowan's door with a candle and a smile. But Shanti carries more than warmth: a carved wooden pendant, a father's cryptic warning, and a heritage connected to something ancient. Powerful people are watching, and they've waited a long time for the right key to walk through the wrong door. From candlelit blackouts to the bone-stacked tunnels beneath Paris, from midnight betrayals to data trails that circle the globe, two women will discover that falling in love is easy. Keeping each other is the hard part.

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