Fool's Gold
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Underground jazz, sleek cars, and the roar of money. This is Chicago: where the parties are wilder, morals are looser, and the temperature, as well as the restlessness, is skyrocketing faster than the stock exchange. Street artist Florence Hale has absolutely no idea what she's in for when she accepts the newspaper offer of millionaire Leo Grey to paint his portrait. Leo introduces Florence to a world where both the people and the parties are gorgeous beyond belief. Living in a world of gold is ideal, but nearly impossible to maintain. And there's a price to pay for greed.
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