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By day, I, Everleigh Greene, am a dutiful elementary teacher. By night, I become Madam Isis, the unattainable ice queen at RISE. Co-owning a gentlemen’s club with my best friends was supposed to grant us all freedom. So, why does it feel like my wings are being clipped, one feather at a time? I conceal my identity so my family won't know where I spend my nights. I put on a brave face so my girls can’t see how their fortress of freedom shackles me. The hardest one of all to wear is the mask of indifference whenever he's near. The man I can’t have. The one who’s promised to another. I tell myself that I can keep up this charade, that I can be two people—even that I can stop loving him. But aren’t the saddest lies the ones we tell ourselves?
Author
Kali Brixton is the alter ego of a mild-mannered English teacher who adores the written word and a good ol'-fashioned love story (or song). Cinderella will forever be her bread, butter, and jelly, and glitter runs in her veins. She believes in the healing power of hugs, humor, and HEAs. All things sparkly, cheesy, and Wizard of Oz-zy are guaranteed attention-grabbers. Although rooted deep within the Appalachian Mountains, she has a heart full of wanderlust. Kali dreams of one day becoming a full-time author and traveling to faraway lands. Until then, she will continue to teach high school students the indisputable importance of Poe and puns. Kali resides with her own Prince Charming/partner-in-crime/husband of more than a decade and the dreams that are now too big to stay within her wild imagination.
