THE EMPTY CHAIR AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVE HER FIANCÉ HAD LEFT HER—BUT WHEN A QUIET STRANGER SAT BESIDE HER, KORA NEVER IMAGINED HE OWNED THE HOTEL, OR THAT HIS FAMILY WAS ALREADY PLANNING THE MARRIAGE THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH

bookshop in Queens. He was specific about the trade. I will not tell you what it cost. He told me you would know.”

“He would have known I would know.”

“He also said to tell you not to translate from this edition because it has typos. I had no idea what he meant, so I asked him to write the line down.”

Liam placed a folded square of paper beside the book.continue reading …