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Tatum Williams was getting the hang of normal life. She had a legal job, family out of danger and a potential boyfriend to whom she wasn't lying too much. Her life seemed to be on the right track. Until it wasn't.
All hell breaks loose for media when a picture of a nameless girl appears on billboards acrosd the city.
For Elias Astor, Tatum was a mystery. Her friends in high power, college dropout, an apartment worth millions and no digital trail.
He had her in the palm of his hand. Yet somehow, the girl was untouchable. Will he allow himself to fall for the secretive beauty or stay faithful to his old unrequired love?
And all it took was one picture taken.
This book is about redemption, friendship, crime but above all, love. Love for others and for oneself.
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