Sterne, 9798233528187
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Inevitable encounters lead to irreversible surrender and profound transformation.
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Valerie

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  • Paperback

    340 pages

  • Release Date

    9 June 2026

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Summary

Some encounters are inevitable. Others are irreversible.

Flight attendant Valerie Mitchell meets Julian Sterne on a routine flight - a quiet exchange of words, a lingering gaze, the subtle pull of recognition neither of them names. She believes she knows restraint: the practiced smile, the measured distance, the armor of competence worn daily in uniform. It is only a mask.

What begins as a fleeting collision becomes a deliberate descent - into his cliffside ho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798233528187
Author:C.R. Hale
Publisher:C.R. Hale
Imprint:C.R. Hale
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:340
Release Date:9 June 2026
Weight:395g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 19mm
Series:Claimed by Sterne
About The Author

C.R. Hale

C.R. Hale writes dark, intimate fiction driven by psychological realism and the quiet tension between power and vulnerability. Hale’s work explores how desire—in all its forms—alters the trajectories of ordinary lives, leaving subtle echoes across time. Each story stands alone yet belongs to a larger constellation of human connection, shaped by emotional precision and the belief that intimacy changes us in ways we cannot undo.

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