String of Pearls - Dianne June - Bog

Welcome to Malibu. Where romance blooms on the beach. And envy never rests.
I will not return to my mother's house, no matter how dirty I have to get, or how low I have to crawl.
With an invitation to escape Shreveport, and spend the summer beachside in Malibu, CA, my goal is to get rich. To do so I have to play the game. Be cunning and smart about my choices, and put in work of another nature to reach the life of luxury that awaits me. Work that requires careful planning, quality selections, and deep pockets. The work of a hustler and a gambler.
The residents of Malibu will soon learn I am both, and become familiar with the name Amber Edmonds. Consider myself the house, because the house always wins.
A steamy, new adult, contemporary romance that explores a strong heroine, a college romance, May-December romance, rejected-mate trope, and love triangle.