Hamartia
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Last published Fri, Jul 31, 2015
ha·mar·ti·a (n)
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
Eloise Barrentine: brilliant, sexy, dangerous, and cold. Determined to ruin the Cambridge ring, an infamous drug ring filled with rich, untouchable men, for what happened in her past, she's sent on a dangerous assignment that could make her whole persona, and everything she's worked for, come crashing down. But even still, the question stands - who is Eloise, really?
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