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Love After the Bruises: Part I: The Beginning
Hardcover
Series: Love After the Bruises, Book 1
Publisher: Magnolia House Publishing
Published: Aug 1 2026
Pages: 386
Weight: 1.51
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Chantel Johnson has plans for her future. College, independence, and a life that's hers. Then she meets Marcus Williams. He's everything she didn't know she needed: charismatic, protective, and magnetic. The kind of first love that feels all-consuming. The kind you never forget.
But love that burns hot can also be dangerous.
Just after graduation, Chantel discovers she's pregnant, and everything changes. What first feels like destiny slowly reveals itself as control. Marcus becomes increasingly possessive. His protection turns into restriction, and his jealousy becomes interrogation. The tenderness that once made her feel chosen begins to feel suffocating.
As the lines between love and control blur, Chantel finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew about relationships, loyalty, and her own worth. With a baby on the way and her future hanging in the balance, she must decide how much of herself she is willing to sacrifice for the person she loves.
Love After the Bruises Part I: The Beginning is a deeply personal and emotional story about first love, blurred lines, and the quiet moments when everything begins to shift. It is a story of hope, heartbreak, and the choices that can change the course of a life forever.
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