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NerdrockzHello again there and welcome to my second book. I know I promised a continuation for Divorced In Love but Unfortunately, it wasn't accepted. So, please, if you like this book, leave comments, vote, and drop a review. I'm a nursing student, so I'll try to update twice every day if I canđ. And yes, thank you to those who gave my first book an opportunity. I'm rereading through it so I can edit but it's making me cringe because of the grammatical errors. Sorry, I had to let you guys go through that đ. I'll try my possible best to avoid errors here but then, I'm only human. Love you guys and please stay safe đ«¶đŸ.
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