The Lies We Live By
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Some lies are told to the world. Others, we tell ourselves.
Hazel Mae Brooks knows how to put on a show. On stage at The Blue Quarter, her sultry voice and old-soul jazz captivate New Orleans night after night. Offstage, she keeps her heart guarded, convinced that love is just another performance-one she refuses to play.
Miles Sinclair is the golden boy of pop music, a heartthrob with a perfect smile and a manufactured image. But beneath the fame, he's suffocating, desperate to prove he's more than a product of the industry that made him.
When a chance encounter leads to an unexpected musical collaboration, sparks fly-both on and off the stage. Miles is drawn to Hazel's raw authenticity, while she's reluctant to let down her walls for a man who lives in the spotlight. But as secrets unravel and the past refuses to stay buried, they'll have to decide if love is worth the risk... or just another beautiful illusion.
A story of passion, betrayal, and the price of fame, The Lies We Live By is a slow-burn romance about two artists fighting to find truth in a world built on illusion.
Book One of the "What We Live For" Series.
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