{"id":19385,"date":"2025-12-11T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suzilove.wordpress.com\/?p=19385"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:07:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T04:07:26","slug":"michael-brandon-travels-to-introduce-the-woman-he-loves-to-family-but-is-shocked-when-his-missing-brother-arrives-mystery-familysaga-historicalromance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.suzilove.com\/?p=19385","title":{"rendered":"Michael Brandon travels to introduce the woman he loves to family but is shocked when his missing brother arrives. #mystery  #FamilySaga #HistoricalRomance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drama and romance at the Duke Of Sherwyn&#8217;s snowbound country estate in the English countryside in December. 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