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The Bitter Scent of His Lies

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The Bitter Scent of His Lies is a novel in English. Chapter 1 can be read on this site as a free preview.

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From the back cover

Natalie was born with a secret gift: she can smell what people feel. Lies carry the sour scent of spoiled milk, jealousy the metallic bite of rusted iron, guilt the dampness of cellar mold, and love a sweet, golden warmth like honeyed vanilla. She first breathed that sweetness when she and Garrett fell in love, and she married him believing it would never fade.

But the sweetness vanished, replaced by a thick, choking bitterness. Garrett blames work, the mortgage, the endless meetings at the firm. He retreats behind the closed door of his study, answers almost none of her messages, and forgets their fifth wedding anniversary. Then he rushes out with the blueberry cake she baked, and Natalie follows him.

At a convenience store she finds him comforting a weeping woman: Keira, the girl she has sponsored for nearly ten years. The scent of a honeymoon phase drifts from them, and Garrett promises Keira a place at his side. Natalie can smell every feeling in the room, and none of them are hers.

Inside the book Opening excerpt

I was born with the ability to smell what people are feeling.

When someone lies, they carry the sour, curdled scent of spoiled milk.

When someone is jealous, they smell of the sharp, metallic bite of rusted iron.

When someone has a guilty conscience, they carry the heavy dampness of cellar mold.

But when someone is in love, they carry a sweet, golden warmth, like honeyed vanilla.

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Contents

Chapter 1 is on this page. Chapters marked with a lock continue in the official app.

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Questions at the counter

Which chapters of The Bitter Scent of His Lies are free?

Chapter 1 is free to read on this page, in English. From chapter 2 the book continues in the official app.

Where do I keep reading The Bitter Scent of His Lies after chapter 1?

In the official app. Install it, enter code 587467, and the book opens where this preview stops — chapter 2.

What is The Bitter Scent of His Lies about?

Natalie was born with a secret gift: she can smell what people feel. Lies carry the sour scent of spoiled milk, jealousy the metallic bite of rusted iron, guilt the dampness of cellar mold, and love a sweet, golden warmth like honeyed vanilla. She first breathed that sweetness when she and Garrett fell in love, and she married him believing it would never fade.

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