
The problem with being conned is that it feels perfectly reasonable—while it’s happening.
One moment he was smiling from a barstool.
The next, she was holding a headline.
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He scammed 32 police officers.
Her best friend wasn't who he claimed to be
She wasn't his first victim—but she would be the one who refused to disappear.
The system failed her.
So she picked up her pen before it failed someone else.
A psychological memoir written with the
propulsive storytelling of a thriller—
about manipulation, betrayal, and what it takes to
turn your worst experience into a warning others can't ignore.
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The barstool.
The pew of the working class.
Warden of wishes. Steward of secrets.
Custodian. Keeper. Protector.
On it, the ordinary sit.
Occasionally ... the extraordinary.
When a world-class casino magnate from the Cayman Islands steps into Corky's Pub, he transforms the familiar into fantastic.
Threading in and out of the lives of the rich and famous, tales of rock stars and the mafia are woven within the trials, anguish, and endurance of the average.
This true story takes you on an incredible journey of friendship between an ordinary waitress and the wealthiest man in the world.
Join the author on a page-turning ride of incredible highs with incredible hope into a world that exists only for the elite that will leave you wondering,
"Is her new friend a Super-Hero or is he Satan?
Is he here to save the world,
or will hers be destroyed?"
"Although this work is nonfiction, Toews' engaging writing style makes it read like a novel,
with rich dialogue and grandiose storytelling that's full of plot twists" ----Kirkus Reviews




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