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Carla replayed it in her mind over and over— the cold look on Lisa’s face as she’d told Carla to go, the blame she had spat in Carla’s face. It was impossible to reconcile this with her love, her life, the Lisa who had held her hand all those months ago and told her she was never going anywhere.
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AU. Carla Barlow and Lisa Swain are next door neighbours, both stuck in unhappy marriages. Neither woman are friends, however what happens when life suddenly brings them closer together?
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Lisa gets invited to a University Reunion.
Unconvinced about going, especially on her own, Betsy finally manages to persuade her...not only to attend the reunion...but to also ask Carla to go along with her.
It's one weekend away...but that one weekend could end up changing everything...
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During the spring of 2024, the residents of Weatherfield were shaken by the disappearance, and apparent murder, of Lauren Bolton, for which Roy Cropper was wrongly imprisoned.
But what impact did that have on DS Lisa Swain? How could she cope with making such a mistake? A shocking turn of events leads her into an unlikely friendship with Carla Connor. And could that friendship turn into something more?
(I've edited the blurb coz I didn't like it!)
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Carla Connor is haunted by the trauma of an abusive past relationship with Cate Henri whose name resurfaces when DS Lisa Swain arrives to investigate Cate’s connection to a possible murder and disappearance case. As Carla is forced to confront painful memories of coercive control, isolation, and emotional abuse through a series of flashbacks, Lisa’s calm and compassionate presence gradually becomes a source of safety and stability in her otherwise chaotic world.
While helping the investigation, Carla begins forming an intense emotional connection with Lisa, who sees beyond her guarded exterior, and after Lisa rescues a drunken, emotionally overwhelmed Carla and takes her home, it becomes clear that their bond may become the lifeline Carla desperately needs.