Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery?but for Madison Edwards, it's the deadliest mistake she'll ever make.
For seven years, Madison Edwards and her young daughter, Terri, have survived in New York City's homeless shelters. Desperate to give her child a better life, Madison spends every day chasing job interviews and every night clinging to hope.
Then she meets Kimberly Cole?a beautiful, wealthy socialite who welcomes Madison into a world she's only dreamed of. When Kimberly is found murdered, floating in the East River, Madison faces an impossible choice.
Armed with Kimberly's personal information and terrified of returning to the streets, Madison assumes the dead woman's identity.
At first, it feels like a miracle.
Then the nightmares begin.
By becoming Kimberly Cole, Madison has inherited a web of lies and dangerous secrets. Now she and her daughter are trapped in a deadly game where every lie brings them closer to the truth?and the truth could cost them everything.
Some identities are stolen.
Others are cursed.
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All Madison Edwards wanted is a better life for her and her seven-year-old daughter Terri. She's been living in and out of homeless shelters for the past seven years. In fact, little Terri Edwards has known no other life.
One night she meets a rich party girl by the name of Kimberly Cole. Moved by Madison's heart-wrenching story, Kimerbly invites Madison and her daughter to move in with her.
On their second night together, Kimberly gets a mysterious phone call and steps out only to be found the next day floating in the East River. Fearful of returning to the miserable conditions that the homeless shelter provided, and having all Kimberly's personal information, Madison Edwards impersonates Kimberly Cole. And by doing so, Madison and her daughter have stepped into a living hell where there is no escaping.
"A tense psychological horror novella that will scorch the fingertips."