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*There are stories where the girl gets her prince, and they live happily ever after. (This is not one of those stories.)* Jenna Lord’s first sixteen years were not exactly a fairytale. Her father is a controlling psycho and her mother is a drunk. She used to count on her older brother—until he shipped off to Afghanistan. And then, of course, there was the time she almost died in a fire. *There are stories where the monster gets the girl, and we all shed tears for his innocent victim. (This is not one of those stories either.)* Mitch Anderson is many things: A dedicated teacher and coach. A caring husband. A man with a certain... magnetism. *And there are stories where it’s hard to be sure who’s a prince and who’s a monster, who is a victim and who should live happily ever after. (These are the most interesting stories of all.)* *Drowning Instinct* is a novel of pain, deception, desperation, and love against the odds—and the rules.