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Baby is a dancer at a strip club and at the age of 27, she's feeling lost. It seems that only Dino, her sweet, cross-dressing, drug-dealing ex-boyfriend can keep her afloat. So, when Dino disappears without so much as a kiss goodbye, she plunges headfirst into San Francisco's shady erotic underground to find him.
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- Publisher Name:HarperCollins Publishers
- Product Format:Hardback
- ISBN: 9780008670382
- Author:Newell, Brittany
- Publication Date:2025-03-13
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