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The Billionaire Couldn’t Tame Her
Updated at Jul 11, 2026, 02:19
They erased her name, called her insane, and left her on Gale Island to die. Three years later, billionaire Gideon Ashcroft arrives by helicopter, takes one look at Elodie Hartwell’s face, and chooses her for one reason—she looks like the sister he lost. To everyone at Rosemere, Elodie is quiet, broken, and barely aware of the world around her. Gideon believes he has brought home a harmless substitute for a ghost. He is wrong. Elodie remembers everything. She knows who stole her identity, who destroyed her future, and who will panic the moment they discover she survived. While everyone thinks she is helpless, she studies the cameras, gathers evidence, rebuilds her connections, and prepares to return to Crownbridge. But Gideon is not as easy to fool as her enemies. The ruthless CEO soon realizes that the silent woman in his house is watching him back. As Elodie uncovers the truth behind her stolen identity, Gideon’s dead sister, and the crimes hidden inside both their families, their dangerous arrangement begins to change. He was supposed to use her to quiet his grief. She was supposed to use him to reclaim her life. Instead, she becomes the only woman who refuses to fear him—and the one person who can pull him back when his own past begins to destroy him. When Elodie finally steps into the light, she will not return as the girl they abandoned. She will return as the woman powerful enough to bring down everyone who tried to erase her. Including the Ashcrofts. But can a man who has spent his whole life controlling everything learn to love the one woman he could never tame?
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