She's wide-eyed and innocent. He's savvy and unscrupulous. Nicole knows one thing. This stifling, small-town existence is killing her. She looks to the Big City to help satisfy her dreams. The last thing she needs is a trajectory toward disaster. When she becomes a victim of crime, she fears for her safety. Then, when her charmingly exploitive new lover dangles a sparkling opportunity which seems too good to miss, she ignores all the warning signs. While the glittery path toward fulfilling her dreams shamelessly beckons, she's caught between finding her true self and returning to her predictable life back home. But will reaching for what she wants cost her everything she loves? Don't miss the other books in The Verity Child Women's Fiction Series. From workplace horrors in the Big City to finding love on the dreamy island of Exuma, this fascinating trilogy takes us on a vivid ride. Trigger warning: limited scene of physical abuse, some sexual experimentation