High Stakes

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ISBN: 9781988733739

_{Cover Design: Freya Barker}

_{Editing: Karen Hrdlicka}

_{Proofing: Joanne Thompson}

_{Cover Image: Jean Woodfin—JW Photography}

_{Cover Model: Theodore Brown}