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The Velvet Hours by Alyson Richman

Why would anyone shutter a gorgeous Paris apartment, filled with priceless treasures and memories? The Velvet Hours re-imagines the story of what happened to an actual Paris apartment that was abandoned for years at the dawn of World War II. Lush, beautiful, and sexy.

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