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Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives...

Jenny Lesko doesn't want to marry Hunter Hyde. She only has eyes for her only love, Alex Hills, but her aunt and uncle have different plans for her. She will do everything in her power to get what she wants, but the price to pay isn't cheap...

Bella Hennings is torn. She doesn't know how to get out of the rut she got herself into. Being two different men's number one target means she's forced to make a decision, something she has only done a few times in her life.

Beth Kuhlmann is done. She no longer wants to be anyone's third wheel. For once in her life, she wants to be the first choice. How can she pursue her goal when anything she earns is disappointment?

The three women know that, in order to succeed, have to trust the right people, or prepare themselves from a major twist in their lives...

Disclaimer:

This story is an entry for the Open Novella Contest 2023. It's based on three different prompts: #15, #63 and #75

#15: Three women. Three secrets. Three tangled lives
#63: A rivalry between two coworkers has unforeseen consequences
#75: You have a family heirloom, it's been passed way long before anyone can remember. You inherited this object and discover its secret. This secret will twist your life and change it forever.

I believe these three prompts can work well together when combined, so I hope you'll appreciate my effort in bringing you a story filled with passion, love and treason.

Main characters:

Jenny Lesko

A woman in her late twenties who is entangled between her desire of spend the rest of her life with the man of her dreams and her uncle and aunt's pressure to her into a loveless marriage for business

Bella Hennings

A woman in her early thirties whose love life is so messy that, every time, her friends have to sort the mess out for her. She's the object of the interest from two different men, who, however, are in a situation as complicated as hers

Beth Kuhlmann

A woman in her early to mid twenties who has been the third wheel in relationships since she could understand what love is supposed to be. She may find solace in someone who's in the same boat as her

Dale Leathers

He's a manager at Hames Hollister Corp, a publishing agency. He usually intimidates women, except for one. He, however, has a lot of skeletons in his closet

Alex Hills

Jenny's love interest. He believes he can win her family over, since it took him so little to conquer her heart, but it's actually anything but an easy task

Hunter Hyde

The man Jenny is supposed to marry. However, he has no feelings for her. He wants to be with someone else, and will make sure to fight for his true love

Jack Slaton

He's wrongfully considered the "odd one out" for never dating before, unlike his friends and colleagues. He wants to prove he can stay committed to a serious relationship

Kara Hollister

The co-founder of Hames Hollister Corp. Her perfectionism often translates to obsession, both in her professional and in her love life