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The Tideflats King Claimed the Surveyor Who Trusts No One, and My Signature Was His Brother's Alibi

He Claimed Me, I Trusted No One

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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A marine-loss surveyor who trusts nobody is claimed by the harbor king whose brother burned for a fire she signed off as clean; the man she fears is the only one hunting the truth, and the man she trusts is the arsonist.

Tropes & themes: contemporary · female lead · dark romance · romance · enemies to lovers · mystery · scheming relatives · possessive love · betrayal · crime · modern city · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: Dry Dock (free)
  2. Chapter 2: Six Terms (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Where You Did Not Look (free)
  4. Chapter 4: Sarma (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Shelton (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: The Door Is Open (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: Mine (locked)
  8. Chapter 8: The Oldest Note (locked)
  9. Chapter 9: What I Signed (locked)
  10. Chapter 10: Salmon (locked)
  11. Chapter 11: The Back Seat (locked)
  12. Chapter 12: The Paint Shed (locked)
  13. Chapter 13: Between (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: No (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: Sunday Dinner (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: Behind Me (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: One True Thing (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: The Cold Floor (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: Everything He Owned (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: St. Nicholas Day (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: Every Hull (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: Yes First (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Gate at Shelton (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: Cherry Blossoms (locked)

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