Sugar Tower
- At July 10, 2010
- By Jessica
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The subject matter surrounding this mystery is timely and fresh without calling attention to itself. The demise of the printed news story, the consequences of a young woman building her career first, the wide dispersion of families, the trophy wife, the downside of privilege and the fragility of invested wealth are among themes woven into this excerpt, any or all of which can be developed to make this a first rate read.
Make Me an Offer
- At July 10, 2010
- By Jessica
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Camilla Madison and Alyson Strong are two women thrown together by fate, both dealing with an early trauma in entirely different ways. Alyson, aggressive and brilliant, uses her ingenuity to take what ever she can get, and Camilla, resilient and receptive, tries to find herself amid the choices and events she encounters along the way.This story is a modem mirror image of the real world, in which the heroines negotiate careers, marriages, lovers, children, friendship, and pain on their own -neither waiting for a man to save them nor to sweep them off their feet.A funny, touching, and ruthless story -set against the backdrop of the glamorous real estate and publishing worlds of New York and Palm Beach – Make Me An Offer will mesmerize and entertain you as the lives of its heroines inevitably intertwine. You will come away convinced that it”s not what life dishes out but how you deal with it that counts.
The Secret Life of Sandrina M
- At July 10, 2010
- By Jessica
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A married businesswoman finds her career and home in jeopardy when she falls inlove with an enigmatic man she meets in Brazil. Her life becomes a whirlwind of lust,betrayal, guilt and conflicting emotions as she struggles to protect her family even asher passion drives her unrelentingly into the arms of the unknown. Sandrina Favonian is a brilliant and beautiful businesswoman whose life resembles a fairy tale. Having created a successful international public relations business and a stable and happy home life in Manhattan with her husband Michael Morgan and their children Chase and Vanessa, Sandrina seems to have nothing lacking in her enviable existence. This picture-perfect life is turned upside down when a chance encounter with a handsome and complex stranger, Warren Waterhouse, throws Sandrina’s pleasant but ordered world into instant chaos. Against a backdrop of exotic locales, arcane magic, and fast-moving business deals, Sandrina and Warren begin a torrid affair. As their feverish trysts become ever bolder and more dangerous, Sandrina finds herself lying to her loving husband and children, neglecting her business duties and spiraling downwards in a vortex of her own making. Sub-plots involving business intrigue, family dynamics, high-society and marital relationships, keep this novel paced like a race-horse to the finish line. Tender Offer is above all a story of self-discovery that every woman can identify with. Sandrina is an alluring character whose intelligence, charm and beauty are surpassed only by her strong moral compass and her unswerving belief in honesty and loyalty. However, her passionate love for Warren, and temporary loss of self, winds up compromising these beliefs, forcing her to reassess her choices and motivations in an otherwise charmed life.
