The first novel out of this Canada-based series has it all; Allison McKean, a product of the system, having been placed in foster care, quickly learned to run from authority, often landing in police stations and courtrooms. Still a miner, Allison found seclusion with her boyfriend, a petty drug dealer named Neal. This is how Allison subsequently met her true love, Michelle, who appeared to have it all. After Allison’s boyfriend turned abusive and left her destitute and desperate, Allison sought out Michelle's help. The bond grew, as did their relationship. Too young to work in strip clubs, Allison had to take her place on the street corners with Michelle’s boyfriend Sean acting as her pimp. No longer willing to take the abuse Sean bestowed upon them, Allison and Michelle, finally the two, are vital to fight back and run. Due to a crooked cop and John, Allison and Michelle were forced to separate. Still not ready to close the door on her love, Allison vows to find her. Finally, at eighteen, Allison no longer had to work the street corners and could now take the stage. Booking herself, Allison boards a bus, escaping the crooked cop and John, and lands in Sudbury. Allison’s search for Michelle begins, and it does not take her long to make friends on the way. Allison first meets Jasmine, another dancer with a troubled past, then Tamara, a lounge singer and lucky survivor. The three found Michelle in a strip club, beaten by a pimp unwilling to let her go. They knew the danger of escaping but agreed to stick together no matter what the cost. Allison, the youngest, quickly takes charge. She seeks the assistance of bikers from the bar as they oblige the girls are home free. Moving to the next Town, Allison builds her empire. It is not long before opportunity strikes for revenge, and a dead body leads officers to Allison, who is waiting alone in an all too familiar motel room in Sault Ste Marie. Handcuffed in a courtroom, standing mute on murder charges, Allison is forced to see a court-appointed psychiatrist who will decide her fate. Allison needs to outwit the no-it-all doctor to pull off her biggest con and get the charges dropped. With only five sessions, the games begin, and Allison has many tricks up her sleeve, including her sexuality.