The Flower Once Wilted
(2025)(The fourth book in the Girl Once Known series)
A novel by R M Demeester
Lotus Oliver smiles. She charms. She lies. It’s the only way she knows how to survive. She’s been pretending for so long she's not sure where the act ends. Then she meets Joseph "Jo", steady, loyal, and willing to choose her anyway.
His family didn'''t approve. Hers barely noticed. But that didn’t matter. They got married. They had a baby. Their relationship was intense, tender, and toxic in the same breath. Jo tried to hold things together while Lotus kept searching for something more. Validation. Connection. Anything to fill the void. Even if it meant letting the wrong people in. Even if it meant risking everything.
Then everything shatters. Not just around her, but inside her. And this time, the charm won’t work. The lies won’t save her. There’s nothing left to outrun. There's no escape.
This is a bonus origin story from The Girl Once Known trilogy.
Genre: Mystery
His family didn'''t approve. Hers barely noticed. But that didn’t matter. They got married. They had a baby. Their relationship was intense, tender, and toxic in the same breath. Jo tried to hold things together while Lotus kept searching for something more. Validation. Connection. Anything to fill the void. Even if it meant letting the wrong people in. Even if it meant risking everything.
Then everything shatters. Not just around her, but inside her. And this time, the charm won’t work. The lies won’t save her. There’s nothing left to outrun. There's no escape.
This is a bonus origin story from The Girl Once Known trilogy.
Genre: Mystery
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