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When the Truth Won’t Stay Buried - Seven Twisted Tales of Vows Secrets and Silent Deceits - cover

When the Truth Won’t Stay Buried - Seven Twisted Tales of Vows Secrets and Silent Deceits

M.D. Thorn

Publisher: Twist & Tether Press

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Summary

Vows once spoken in love can unravel into nightmares when secrets claw their way to the surface. In this gripping bundle of seven twist-laced stories, nothing is as it seems—and silence always costs something.
 
A newlywed questions everything when her perfect husband turns into a stranger cloaked in shadows. A digital breadcrumb trail leads a man deeper into his own fractured identity. A historian uncovers forged truths that protected monsters instead of exposing them. Peace proves fragile in the aftermath of war, where echoes of the fallen still demand resolution. A cursed seamstress learns each stitch weaves fate tighter around the guilty. And in a world driven by power and surveillance, both a crypto key and a political informant disappear—triggering a desperate scramble where loyalty is weaponized, and trust is a myth.
 
Each story pulses with betrayal, isolation, moral ambiguity, and the haunting realization that sometimes, the people we trust most are the ones orchestrating the silence.
 
When love, truth, and justice collide in secret, who gets to rewrite the ending?
Available since: 08/08/2025.
Print length: 435 pages.

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