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Life of a Showgirl

by Wood, Ophelia

When rising star Lena Moreau steps into the limelight, she thinks she’s found her dream.

Literature & Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense Crime
Author Wood, Ophelia
Published 2025
Format Print edition

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About Life of a Showgirl

When rising star Lena Moreau steps into the limelight, she thinks she’s found her dream. But dreams have a cost—and in Velour Palace, every curtain conceals a debt. Rivalries, betrayals, and obsessions simmer just out of sight, pulling her deeper into a world where glamour becomes a trap and applause sounds like chains. On stage, the showgirls look like goddesses—untouchable, adored, eternal. But when the spotlight fades, the glitter hides something else entirely: whispers in the wings, secrets traded in smoke-filled rooms, and shadows that watch more closely than the audience ever could. Dazzling, dark, fast paced, and filled with twists, Life of a Showgirl is a high-wire thriller of ambition and survival—a page-turner story of women caught between the stage that elevates them and the secrets that could destroy them. Step inside Velour Palace. The show is about to begin. Life of a Showgirl contains mature themes, including violence, manipulation, trauma, and references to exploitation, sexual coercion and power abuse. Reader discretion is advised.

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