A Bittersweet Life (1st draft)

Talia McKinley's life was anything but simple. Working hard to try and pay bills for her and her mother while her mom was off every night excessively drinking and having multiple affairs. But when her mom finally decides to go to rehab and she is forced to live with her father, whom she has never met, everything changes. Living like royalty in Harbor View, everything seems perfect. Beautiful beaches, mansions, luxury cars, like a dream. Or is it?

Talia is determined to find out why her father walked out on her years ago, but what happens when the truth is worse than what she imagined.

While trying to cope with all of this, she finds herself falling for someone she never thought she would, all while her sanity and life are on the line. Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you go insane.