716 Results with the "Romance Novel" genre


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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 69 presents a profound internal conflict as the protagonist faces a momentous decision in the subway tunnel, questioning whether to intervene in Evelyn’s planned suicide or honor her autonomy. As he stands before the turnstiles, the weight of his choices presses upon him. Should he stop her? Should he turn around and seek help? Should he respect her decision to end her life on her own terms? This pivotal moment encapsulates a deep moral struggle—one that many may encounter when confronted with…
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      Evelyn and Me

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Evelyn and Me marks the culmination of a journey I never expected to take. When I first agreed to help the legendary Evelyn Hugo with her memoirs, I couldn’t have known how deeply it would affect me. Her death earlier this year, while we were still in the middle of compiling her life’s story, left me with a sense of unfinished business but also a profound realization. Reflecting on the time I spent with her, I can see that it was filled with moments that were as complex and multifaceted as Evelyn…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 32 The night of the academy awards, Rex and I sat next to each other, holding hands, allowing everyone a glimpse of the romantic marriage we were peddling around town. We both smiled politely when we lost, clapping for the winners. I was disappointed but not surprised. It seemed a little too good to be true, the idea of Oscars for people like Rex and me, beautiful movie stars trying to prove they had substance. I got the distinct impression that a lot of people wanted us to stay in our lane. So we…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 31 There is a certain freedom in marrying a man when you aren’t hiding anything. Celia was gone. I wasn’t really at a place in my life where I could fall in love with anyone, and Rex wasn’t the type of man who seemed capable of falling in love at all. Maybe, if we’d met at different times in our lives, we might have hit it off. But with things as they were, Rex and I had a relationship built entirely on box office.It was tacky and fake and manipulative.But it was the beginning of my…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 30 “You and Celia didn't have any contact at all?” I ask. Evelyn shakes her head. She stands up and walks over to the window and opens it a crack. The breeze that streams in is welcome. When she sits back down, she looks at me, ready to move on to something else. But I’m too baffled. “How long were the two of you together by that point?” “Three years?” Evelyn says. “Just about.” “And she just left? Without another word?” Evelyn nods. “Did you try to call her?” She…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 29 For two months, I was living in near bliss. Celia and I never talked about Mick, because we didn’t have to. Instead, we could go wherever we wanted, do whatever we wanted.Celia bought a second car, a boring brown sedan, and left it parked in my driveway every night without anyone asking questions. We would sleep cradling each other, turning off the light an hour before we wanted to fall asleep so that we could talk in the darkness. I would trace the lines of her palm with my fingertips in the…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 28 I wore a cream-colored cocktail dress with heavy gold beading and a plunging neckline. I pulled my long blond hair into a high ponytail. I wore diamond earrings.I glowed. The first thing you need to do to get a man to elope with you is to challenge him to go to Las Vegas.You do this by being out at an L.A. club and having a few drinks together. You ignore the impulse to roll your eyes at how eager he is to have his picture taken with you. You recognize that everyone is playing everyone else.…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 19 unfolds as a pivotal moment in Evelyn's life, offering a deeply personal confession that has long been withheld. The conversation begins in a light, casual manner, with Monique asking about mundane things like dinner preferences, but quickly transitions to more profound and introspective topics. As Evelyn opens up about her past, the complexities of her identity emerge, particularly her long-standing love for Celia St. James, a woman who has shaped her in ways both profound and painful. This…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 20 Ruby left me there, next to the dryer, with an empty cocktail glass in my hand.I needed to go back to the party. But I stood there, frozen, thinking, Get out of here. I just couldn’t turn the doorknob. And then the door opened on its own. Celia. The raucous, bright-lit party behind her.“Evelyn, what are you doing?”“How did you find me?”“I ran into Ruby, and she said I could find you drinking in the laundry room. I thought it was a euphemism.”“It wasn’t.”“I can see…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Chapter 21 begins with the narrator seeking refuge from the chaos of their life in the quiet sanctuary of Celia’s apartment. With the bustling world outside temporarily put on hold, the narrator spends their days immersed in books, the peaceful solitude offering a brief escape from the emotional turmoil they carry. Meanwhile, Celia is occupied with the filming of her latest movie, her focus split between the demands of her career and the complex, unspoken bond she shares with the narrator. Their…
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