Girls Like Poison - A Novel
Los Angeles, 1975. A city of neon lights, rock 'n' roll dreams, and the kind of desperation that clings to your skin like cigarette smoke. For Salem and Lux Sinclair, survival isn't a choice-it's an art.
They've been on their own since they ran from Texas, swapping their real names for something sharper, something untouchable. By day, they scrub the houses of the rich, their hands raw from bleach and broken dreams. By night, they haunt the Stardust Dive, a neon-lit kingdom where rock stars reign and girls like them are both worshipped and discarded.
Salem has a voice that could crack the sky, but talent alone won't get her out of the dive bars and into the world that calls to her. Not when men like Jett Starling leave her humiliated, and legends like Ash Stone see her as another plaything. But when Crown-the biggest band on the scene-takes notice, Salem gets a glimpse of something she's never had before. A chance. A choice. A future.
But the road to fame is lined with blood, betrayal, and the ghosts of girls who tried before her. And when the glitter fades, when the music stops, Salem will have to decide just how much of herself she's willing to lose to make it out alive.
Girls Like Poison is a raw, unflinching dive into the dark side of rock and roll, where power is currency, love is a dangerous game, and survival means knowing when to run-and when to fight.
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