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Dancing in the Dark

by H.M. Wolfe · The Base #1

2020 · 156 pages · Pan Macmillan

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When a man devoted to rescuing survivors of trafficking must go undercover in one of the world's most brutal prisons to infiltrate a trafficking ring, his chosen family back home fights desperately to bring him and his team home. Ardan's sanctuary—The Base—was built on the promise of safety and healing for the broken, but now it becomes the anchor that tethers him to survival in unimaginable darkness. With Alasdair and their fierce crew working from the outside and Ardan navigating the horrors within, this is a story about the lengths we go to for those we love and the unshakeable bonds forged through shared trauma and chosen family. It's intense, raw, and deeply human—a testament to resilience and the transformative power of finding your people.

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