โ Scribed by Lori Roy
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Set in the 1950s, this Southern Gothic thriller by Edgar Awardโwinning author Lori Roy reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe, tying her fate to a dreamy teenager whose boyfriend runs afoul of the mob.
Desperate to break free of small-town Florida, Addie Anne Buckley dreams of following in the path of her glamorous aunt Jeanโknown to the world as Marilyn Monroe. When Aunt Jean plans a trip to Hollywood for Addieโs eighteenth birthday, Addie sees her chance to escape.
One thing stands in her her boyfriend. Truitt Holt is Addieโs first and only love and will be joining her in California. But days before Addieโs due to leave, Truitt does an about-face and gives her a painful stay and marry him, or theyโre through. Addie chooses her dream
Hurt and angry, Truitt unwittingly exposes the illegal bolita game heโs been running in mob territory. Now the Tampa mafia is after him, and he has until midnight to cut a deal that will save his life and Addieโs. What he doesnโt knowโฆhis trouble with the mob has already found Addie and her family. Sheโs already in a fight for her life....M.F
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