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Cora After growing up in a household with constant financial stress and defeatist attitudes, I decided long ago that I wouldn't fall into that same trap. Now, I'm working hard to build a life I'm proud of, doing online contract work by day and live-streaming as a cam girl by night, taking my...

I've always been the "responsible one," the woman who takes care of everyone else. So when my recently divorced sister asks me to spend my summer in the city babysitting her son, I happily accept. What I don't expect is to meet a handsome, charismatic stranger who makes me question everything about who I thought I was. He sees right through my mask in a way no one else ever has.

I left behind my family, my friends, and everything I've ever known for a chance at a new life–one where I wouldn't be under the strict, oppressive rules of the church. But now, I'm barely surviving in the harsh Chicago winter, living out of my car and saving every penny I can in hopes of making a better life for myself. So when a stranger saves me from certain danger and offers me a place to stay, I can't say no, even if he exemplifies everything I've always been told to avoid.

A dark, slow burn paranormal romance with feminine rage and morally grey main characters, set in an Appalachian southern gothic atmosphere. After a failed suicide attempt and a frantic escape from my abusive marriage, I’m desperate to find the man who’s been appearing in my dreams and watching me from the shadows–someone who no one else believes exists. This enigmatic yet alluring man wants something from me, though I'm not sure what. By the time I realize he’s tricked me by luring me away from home, it’s too late.

Current life goals: get through these 50-hour work weeks while maintaining my sanity, avoid relationships with Dominants who can't accept me for who I am, strengthen my relationship with my older brother, and survive a year of living with my brother and his best friend, who are moving back to Chicago to start a business. So far, so good. My new bartending job at Club Caliber is going well, Liam has been texting me about how excited he is to move into our new place and spend more time with me, and I even hit it off with a man at my last bartending shift who might actually be my perfect match.