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On the cusp of turning eighteen, Gabriella Amato's life is one of tainted luxury. While she enjoys the privacy and decadence of a large estate with her older brothers away at school and her parents on yet another vacation, it also means she is neglected by her family, who forget her milestone birthday and even her valedictorian graduation. Enter Joe Garcia, a New York hotshot photographer who spots Gabriella at a party and takes an immediate interest in her. Though the pretense is professional, Gabriella finds upon taking a train to New York that he has much more romantic and physical plans in mind for her. As she navigates her own adult independence and begins travelling the world as an in-demand working model, she also awakens to Joe's alternative proclivities, learning to be a submissive partner through practice and experience.
The erotic nature of this story is something readers of the genre will be prepared for in advance and not let down by: scenes of intimacy and pleasure peppered throughout and at a steady and crowd-pleasing pace. There is another key theme spanning the length of this book: a constant level of danger and suspense, creating a different kind of addictive read that leaves readers in constant shock and surprise. Through various dangerous and shadowy men, Gabriella seems to always be in some kind of risk, which contrasts sharply with the exotic locations and elegance of the world of modeling, yet blends effortlessly with the protagonist being an independent, attractive woman making a name for herself, yet never fully free of the inherent risks of dangerous and selfish men. The tantalizing, risqué romance, balanced with elements reminiscent of a true crime story, will keep its audience hungry and eager for more.