Title: After Her
Author: Amber Kay
Genre: New
Adult Suspense
Cassandra Tate wasn’t prepared for
Vivian Lynch.
When Vivian offers to make Cassandra
the sole beneficiary of her will, Cassandra’s only concern is what she’ll have
to do (for this peculiar stranger) in return.
Nineteen-year-old Cassandra knows
nothing about the seedy underbelly of the Orange Country high life. Born and
bred within the most wholesome little city of Montana, Cassie escaped this
stale monotony to California with nothing, but a few bucks in her pocket. This,
she thought, was supposed to christen the start of a new life away from the
emotional prison created by her helicopter mess of a mother.
As a college sophomore slaving for
meager tips waitressing, Cassandra isn’t in the position to turn down easy
money. At the rate she going, she’ll be up to her ass in debt until she’s
sixty. Her skinflint boss isn’t willing to budge on a pay raise and there is no
magic button to make bill collectors go away. When the contentious relationship
with her estranged mother leaves her broke, she is forced to decide how
desperate she truly is.
Vivian is planning her own funeral.
Her days as “society’s queen” are numbered, leaving her to prepare for the
inevitable the only way she knows how—closing bank accounts, arranging life
insurance policies and assigning beneficiaries. She doesn’t have time to fall
apart over “a silly little thing like cancer.” But this eccentric, aging
socialite does not intend to die, not without tying up some loose ends first.
Cassandra’s life is at an impasse.
Vivian’s life is coming to an end.
Vivian’s “generous” offer (of
financial stability) to Cassandra comes with some strings attached. If Cassandra
will agree to replace Vivian after the funeral, Cassandra will become an
instant heiress worth billions. It’s an indecent proposal many college students
would take without hesitation, but it’s not enough to simply step into the
shoes of this enigmatic socialite. Cassandra must also marry Vivian’s husband.
It sounds simple enough…until
Cassandra discovers that Vivian’s husband is a convicted murderer.
Author Bio
Amber has
been writing for as long as she can remember. Yes, she knows how awful her fifth
grade plays were, but she didn't care as long as she had to the power to
explore her imagination in the darkest ways possible. She grew up in the south
where she ate a lot of BBQ and spent too much time reading.
Some would
argue that she was an odd child (and an even odder adult) With her morbid sense
of humor, Amber has aimed to be as true to her writing as she can by exploring
the darker sides of humankind. She loves psychological thrillers and offbeat
plots. Her characters might be unlikeable. Her plots might take disturbing
twists and turns, but she tries (as always) to explore the most tragic parts of
life with as much humor as possible.
Her favorite
authors are Gillian Flynn, Liane Moriarty, Tana French and Laura Lippman. Her
favorite movies are dark, suspenseful and (sometimes) romantic. Though she
hates most romantic comedies, she absolutely loves (500) Days Of Summer, The
Spectacular Now and The Fault In Our Stars.
Links
http://www.amberkaybooks.com/
Twitter: @rozkae
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