She was a legend in Hollywood. Now she’s a recluse with secrets—and a beautiful young au pair is about to unlock them all.Vivian Blake, once a dazzling starlet of the silver screen, now hides behind the golden gates of her Beverly Hills mansion. At 65, she’s a woman frozen in time—flawless on the outside, haunted within. But her carefully controlled world is shattered when she inherits custody of her twelve-year-old granddaughter after a tragic accident... moreShe was a legend in Hollywood. Now she’s a recluse with secrets—and a beautiful young au pair is about to unlock them all.Vivian Blake, once a dazzling starlet of the silver screen, now hides behind the golden gates of her Beverly Hills mansion. At 65, she’s a woman frozen in time—flawless on the outside, haunted within. But her carefully controlled world is shattered when she inherits custody of her twelve-year-old granddaughter after a tragic accident. Faced with a child she doesn’t know and a life she no longer recognizes, Vivian is forced to confront the past she’s kept buried beneath glamour and grief.Enter Dominique Moreau, a stunning 24-year-old au pair from the French countryside—gentle, attentive, and strikingly beautiful.What begins as convenience soon becomes something neither woman expected. Dominique is more than a caregiver—she’s a mirror, a muse, a flame that rekindles the embers Vivian thought were long extinguished.As they share quiet nights, stolen glances, and charged silences, the age gap between them only fuels the tension. Dominique’s youth awakens a dangerous desire in Vivian—one that terrifies her as much as it tempts her. For the first time in decades, Vivian is alive… and utterly undone.In a house full of secrets, love finds a way. But will Vivian risk her image, her legacy, and her heart for a second chance at truth—and passion?Au The Fallen Star is an emotionally rich, slow-burn age gap romance brimming with sensuality, self-discovery, and the aching beauty of forbidden desire. less
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