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After the Applause
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Series: After, Book 2
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ISBN13: 9798248406494
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.92 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
They painted the steps for the cameras.
They didn't realise the whole town would watch.
Aoife O'Shea has spent years holding her family together with grit, humour, and sheer force of will. Jamie-once the man she trusted most-has been trying to earn his way back into the life he damaged, one ordinary day at a time. But ordinary doesn't survive long in a small Irish community where everyone knows your business-and everyone has an opinion.
They didn't realise the whole town would watch.
Aoife O'Shea has spent years holding her family together with grit, humour, and sheer force of will. Jamie-once the man she trusted most-has been trying to earn his way back into the life he damaged, one ordinary day at a time. But ordinary doesn't survive long in a small Irish community where everyone knows your business-and everyone has an opinion.
When a documentary crew arrives to film a glossy version of their home life, Aoife sets rules: protect the kids, protect the truth, and never let strangers turn their pain into content. Jamie promises he'll follow her lead. Then a clip leaks-seven seconds that set social media on fire-and the past they've tried to keep contained comes roaring back into the present.
As rumours spread and pressure tightens, Aoife and Jamie are forced to face what broke them...and what it will take to rebuild. Because love isn't what happens in public. Love is what you do when the applause dies, the lights go out, and the real life is waiting.
After the Applause is a romance-first Irish family drama-sharp, intimate, and emotionally fearless-about forgiveness, boundaries, and the fight to keep your children safe when the world wants a story.
As rumours spread and pressure tightens, Aoife and Jamie are forced to face what broke them...and what it will take to rebuild. Because love isn't what happens in public. Love is what you do when the applause dies, the lights go out, and the real life is waiting.
After the Applause is a romance-first Irish family drama-sharp, intimate, and emotionally fearless-about forgiveness, boundaries, and the fight to keep your children safe when the world wants a story.
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