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Wake of Desire

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Wake of Desire

By: Lorenzo Bayless Clayton
Narrated by: MV Werth
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Summary

Luxury is a lie told in soft lighting.

When bestselling author Julian Thorne and his razor-sharp wife, Eleanor, board an elite cruise promising privacy, indulgence, and escape, they expect a week of champagne, sun, and carefully chosen sins. What they don’t expect is a ship that watches back—where desire is curated, secrets are collected, and “no rules” is just another product for sale.

Invited into an invitation-only world hidden below deck, the Thornes discover a velvet-gloved machine built on leverage: staff who know too much, guests who can’t afford to be exposed, and a charismatic gatekeeper who turns temptation into a contract you never agreed to sign.

To survive, Julian and Eleanor must do the one thing the ship was designed to prevent—take control of the narrative. But on open water, there’s nowhere to run… and the price of freedom may be the very lives they built onshore.

©2025 Lorenzo Bayless Clayton (P)2026 Lorenzo Bayless Clayton
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