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IPlead AlterEgo

Amanda Verrall

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Agritty,intenseandvisceralnovelwhichtakesthereaderonarollercoasterofemotionsandthespiralling
downfallofthemaincharacter,Clare.
Romancenovelsmostoftenendinhappiness,butthisstoryreflectsmoreaccuratelythenatureofmodern-
day dating. Can Clare survive?
Theanswerwill be given in afollow upvolume.

Clareisasuccessfulbutnewlydivorcedwomanwhobattlesvariousmentalhealthissues.Theseincludesex
addiction, alcoholism, OCD, an eating disorder and depression. She juggles her demanding career and life as a
single parent, all the while trying to hide her increasingly uncontrollable behaviour, which manifests itself as an
alter ego called Roxy.
Atthedawnof anewdigitalage, Clarejoins Facebook, anewlyreleasedsocialmediawebsitethathastaken
overfromMySpace,wheresheconnectsandmeetswithaformerflame.Following anemotionally
sadomasochisticdalliancewiththisformerlover,Clarethenhasastringofcasualsexencounterswith
strangers.ShehasagrowingdrinkproblemthatseesthealteregoRoxytakeoverthedecision-making,often
leading Clare into dangerous situations. Her growing dependency displays itself through obsessive-compulsive
traits such as excessive cleaning, exercising and handwashing while, at night time, she has insomnia and often
thinks about death.

Clarespirals out of controlandfalls intoadeepdepression, butcan shehopetofindawayout?

Amanda Verrall isaformerBritisharmysoldierwhoservedintheRoyalCorpsofSignals.Shelaterstudied
Accounting & Finance at the University of Teesside, before embarking on a long and successful career in
procurement.Duringthecovidyears,shegaveup thiscareertobecome anoilrig worker.Sheis themotherof
twogrownupchildrenandnannatoabouncingbundleof joy.

Publication Date: 28th October 2024 £11.99 ISBN: 9781836280125
Thema subject category: FRX – Erotic romance
paperback 198 x 129 mm 264 pp Portrait Author location: Teesside
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