Falling for a fake - the journalist and the romantic manipulator

Stephanie Wood was an acclaimed newspaper journalist when she fell for a romantic fraudster

Stephanie Wood was a successful and well-travelled journalist when she met a sweet man online.

They spent many romantic weekends away and discussed a future where they would live together in the country.

But after months of his last minute cancellations and no shows, Stephanie finally ended the relationship.

What she discovered next was a shocking tale of deceit and manipulation.

Once she began telling her story, Stephanie realised there were hundreds of other women just like her.

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Fake is published by Penguin

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