The Breakaway is a refreshing contemporary novel about the courage to step out of one’s comfort zone and find oneself in unexpected places. The story centers on Abby Stern, a woman who has spent most of her life feeling insecure about her body and trying to live up to her perfectionist mother's expectations. When Abby agrees to lead a group bike tour from New York City to Niagara Falls, she h…
The Bernini Bust is the second installment in the Jonathan Argyll mystery series. It follows Jonathan Argyll, an art historian working in Rome, as he becomes entangled in a high-stakes investigation involving a priceless Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculpture—a bust. The mystery begins when the Bernini bust disappears from the private collection of a wealthy, eccentric American collector. Jonathan's …
Set in the dark, teeming metropolis of New York City shortly after the Civil War (1870s), The Waterworks begins when McIlvaine, a struggling freelance writer, sees his supposedly dead, wealthy industrialist father riding in a carriage. Determined to uncover the truth of this ghostly reappearance, McIlvaine launches a harrowing investigation. His search leads him deep into the city's hidden infr…
Trading Up is a sharp social satire that follows the adventures of Janey Wilcox, a beautiful lingerie model (first introduced in Bushnell's previous work, Four Blondes). Janey is intensely ambitious and determined to climb to the top of Manhattan's elite social and financial ladder, regardless of the cost. The novel chronicles Janey's relentless pursuit of wealth, power, and status. She util…