First published 2011
Kelly Jensen watched her mother die when she was six years old. Her father went to prison for the murder he did not commit. The foster care system passed Kelly between abusive homes until she ran away at fifteen. She learned to disappear into false identities and became America's most wanted identity thief. Defense attorney Jake Brooks suspects Kelly killed his law school friend, but he cannot resist her. She finds him equally compelling. Their attraction pulls them into a conspiracy that connects corrupt foster parents, Las Vegas high rollers, and politicians. Kelly discovers the same system that destroyed her childhood continues to prey on other vulnerable children. She decides to take justice into her own hands. The legal system failed to protect her family. Now she will make it pay.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Las Vegas
Period: 21st-century
324 pages · Hardcover · Greenleaf Book Group Llc
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse