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Behind the perfect facade of Tiger Delmonico lies a tangled web of secrets and lies...
17 year old Raleigh Fox has nothing to lose. With her parents dead and her uncle missing all she can focus on is graduating from high school.
When she inherits her father's fortune it should be enough to get her by, until she can find some proper footing. But then she meets Tiger Delmonico who seems just too perfect. He takes her into his world and sweeps her off her feet.
Then everything starts falling apart and nothing is as it seems.
Falling in love has never been more dangerous...because love lies.
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