The Deal Breaker
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--COMPLETED Sept. 16th, 2019--
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Billie Schroeder is a young, hardworking, woman just trying to make a better life for herself and her family during 1920's Prohibition.
Albert Vaughn is a very powerful lawyer and wealthy man with a lot of illegal ties to Bootlegging.
When Billie accidentally discovers Albert's secrets, she's lured into his lies with promises of a better life. Billie has a lot to lose if she backs out of her deal with Albert; the most threatening loss involving her family.
But can she keep up her end of the deal when she meets Roy Baker?
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