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City of Lies (Counterfeit Lady, Bk 1) (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
City of Lies - Counterfeit Lady, Bk 1 - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Victoria Thompson, Kate Forbes (Narrator) Like most women, Elizabeth Miles assumes many roles; unlike most, hers have made her a woman on the run. Living on the edge of society, Elizabeth uses her wiles (and wits) to make a living from the ill-gotten gains of so-called respectable men. But brutal and greedy entrepreneur Oscar Thornton has lost a great deal of money and is not going to f... more »orgive a woman for outwitting him. He’s out for blood. With his thugs hot on her trail, Elizabeth seizes the moment to blend in with a group of women with an agenda of their own. Even when they’re arrested, she still counts herself lucky; after all, jail is the safest place she could be.
She never expects to like or understand these privileged women, but she soon comes to respect them and realizes that there may be more to life than chasing other people’s fortunes. As Elizabeth forms an unlikely bond with the matriarch of the group and realizes her son Gabriel is the rarest of species, an honest man in a dishonest world, her new life begins to take shape. But Oscar Thornton hasn't forgotten her and is biding his time in this gilded orbit, waiting to strike. Will Elizabeth's new life be cut short by this vicious shadow from her past?
Read by Kate Forbes; Unabridged: 9 CDs, 11 hours« less