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The Words Between Us
Christian fiction
The Words Between Us
Robin Windsor has built a quiet life under an assumed name, running a secondhand bookstore far from the scandal surrounding her imprisoned parents. A mysterious book arriving in the mail reopens memories of teenage friendship with Peter, when they exchanged poems and found refuge in his late mother's library. As more volumes appear, Robin must return to the deaths, accusations, and betrayals she escaped before the past reaches her present sanctuary. Literary and suspenseful, this dual-timeline novel suits readers who enjoy bookstores, poetry woven into fiction, notorious families, lost friendships, and heroines discovering that secrecy can preserve survival while also preventing freedom.
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Murder and family violence in backstory; death-row execution; parental crime and incarceration; threats/exposure of hidden identity; bullying and social isolation; grief; romantic content.
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Fireside Chai
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