A review by leahtylerthewriter
First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

See full review in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Evie Porter is moving fast. Only two months after meeting him, she’s moving into her boyfriend Ryan Sumner’s stately home in Lake Forbing, Louisiana. It’s no surprise their “chance” encounter sparked Ryan’s attraction, considering it was meticulously orchestrated by Evie.

It quickly becomes apparent that Evie Porter is a construct who’s molded herself into Ryan’s dream girl. So, who is she really, and what does she want with Lake Forbing’s golden boy? Louisiana author Ashley Elston’s gripping suspense “First Lie Wins” — the YA author’s first adult novel, which has been acquired by Hulu for a project with Octavia Spencer — is a revealing dive into the mind of a con artist grappling with moral ambiguity as she traverses a twisty road to achieving her objective...

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