
A stunning and compelling portrait of two obsessed personalities and the perversely symbiotic relationship that draws them together. Aurora Jeanine Johnson is an unwed mother from Savannah, Georgia, desperate to sculpt a new life--and a new body--in California, where the quest...

A woman obsessed with physical perfection, Aurora Jeanine Johnson hands over her life to Charles Worthington, a controlling, powerful, and wealthy eccentric who hopes to live out his kinky fantasies with her.


This surprise bestseller set in the world of female bodybuilding is "a modern gothic comedy of obsession"--Vanity Fair "A compelling novel that explores a dark and troubling world . . . A talented writer with a sharp, distinctive voice." -- Carrie Fisher "A...