A Novel by Jamila Deyn Reyes

What the Body Holds

Some secrets live beneath the skin

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What the Body Holds

Psychological Erotic Fiction

Dianne Chen has built the perfect life. A senior executive at a prestigious consulting firm, married to a man from one of Taiwan's most influential families, she has buried her past so completely that even those closest to her don't know who she once was.

But when James, the only man who ever truly saw her, resurfaces after years of silence, Dianne feels the carefully constructed walls of her existence beginning to crack. Desperate to save her marriage and silence the longing she cannot name, she seeks help from Dr. Laurent, a hypnotherapist whose reputation for treating "unhealthy attachment patterns" precedes him.

As therapy unlocks memories Dianne has spent a lifetime compartmentalizing, she discovers that some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. And that the man she trusted to help her heal may have his own designs on her vulnerability.

"The two of them could not nor could ever be while the two of them always were and always would be."
Content Note: This novel contains explicit sexual content, themes of professional misconduct, and depictions of trauma. Intended for adult readers.
ISBN Paperback: 978-981-94-5241-5 ISBN eBook: 978-981-94-5242-2
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Jamila Deyn Reyes

Jamila Deyn Reyes writes stories about desire, identity, and the secrets we keep from ourselves. Her work explores the landscape where passion meets psychology, where the body holds truths the mind refuses to acknowledge.

Drawing from a deep fascination with the complexities of human connection, she crafts narratives that are as emotionally intricate as they are sensually charged. Her characters inhabit the spaces between who they appear to be and who they truly are.

What the Body Holds is her debut novel, the first in a planned series following Dianne Chen's journey from silence to agency.

She writes from somewhere in Asia, surrounded by too many books and not enough sleep.

— Jamila

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