SERPENT'S DANCE
By: Larry Brooks

(Author Contributed)

"This book is a departure for me, and a bit of a risk, since my protagonist is a woman. Readers say they've enjoyed the female voices of my first two thrillers, and if you've read them you know I have a lot to say about romantic/sexual relationships. I thought it might be interesting to turn the point of view inside out and tread the same path in different shoes, preferably high heeled. I wanted to craft a story you haven't read before - easier said than done, I might add - in a setting that would be horrifically familiar yet enticing, with enough twists to put you in literary traction. Serpent's Dance is about boundaries, about where the fine line of morality resides in the close proximity of great wealth, sweet revenge and the fulfillment of one's deepest desires. The closer you are, the more the line bends. When it snaps - or doesn't - defines you."

(Author Contributed text about the plot)

Find him.
Bernadette Kane never believed that her sister committed suicide. And what she heard about her sister's mysterious - and somewhat sadistic - lover made her suspect the worst. With his good looks, private jet and successful career, Wesley Edwards could turn a girl's head. And perhaps, get away with murder.

Seduce him.
Bernadette sets out to do what the authorities could not. Her plan: use her looks and, if necessary, her body to seduce Wesley Edwards, use her charm and her wits to gain his confidence, then use what she discovers to bring him down. First, though, Bernie will have to give Wesley what he wants, which surprises even her. Soon she finds herself a willing pawn in a dark game, in which nothing is as it seems.

Make him pay.
But buried inside the millionaire's inner sanctum are secrets that run deeper than Bernie ever imagined, plunging her into the same nightmare that trapped her sister. And now the choice between revenge and survival will decide the outcome of the final - and most dangerous - game of all.