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Mistress of the Con is based on the true-life events of alleged teenage supermodel “Shannon Ireland” of Colorado Springs, CO. The reader is taken along a journey as Shannon creates a fantasy life that includes being the sister of real-life supermodel Kathy Ireland. She also claimed to be the niece of billionaire Donald Trump, as well as others. Courts have since granted cease-and-desist orders to Trump, Ireland, actor Michael J. Fox, football legend Roman Gabriel and movie director John Ireland against her.Early in the story, we learn how Shannon hired professional bodyguard and powerlifter Jay Soulia to protect her from her hordes of adoring fans and jealous competitors. This would prove to be her biggest mistake. As Shannon, along with help from her cousin Frank Kohlrus and her British agent, Janet Bandy assembles her self-named “Dream Team” of photographers, make-up artists and lighting specialists, Jay Soulia and limo driver Jason Angle wonder why they have yet to be paid.After Jay leaves Shannon’s “employment,” he goes to Denver to begin Private Eye training. After successfully completing his training and returning to Colorado Springs, he learns that the situation between Shannon and his workout buddies at the gym (to whom he introduced Shannon) had turned violent in his absence. In order to stop the escalating violence between the two camps, Jay offers to investigate Shannon and find out who she really is… and what games she was playing. He discovers a truth so shocking and surreal that many of Shannon’s victims refuse to believe it to this very day. So, who are Shannon’s victims? There were literally thousands of victims; here are some of those who made it into the story.Dr. Joseph Merrick: A neurosurgeon who was never happy with his marriage. Dr. Merrick became one of Shannon’s “sugar daddies.”Tom Powers: Tom unwittingly becomes Shannon’s other “sugar daddy” who, like Dr. Merrick, finds out the hard way what has happened to him once he gets his credit card statements. Also like Dr. Merrick, Shannon was well-prepared for Powers to discover that she’s a crook. By threatening Tom with rape allegations, he stays quiet.The “Dream Team:” Most members of Shannon’s crew were also her victims. Some came home from exotic shoot locations to find out that they were suddenly penniless. Other victims include a calendar company that sponsored a couple of Shannon’s bikini shoots on tropical islands and two credit unions, even a prom date whose life she destroyed just for fun.So who was this con artist? Take a look inside to get a glimpse!###