DESPERATE CONSEQUENCES
A SEQUEL TO DESPERATE STRANGERS
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Jennifer Spencer, a beautiful twenty-three year old woman, with raven hair and blue eyes was a student at ASU when she met Tony Enriquez, a handsome suave twenty seven year old man who owned an import company. After a celibate courtship, Jennifer found out Tony’s real nature, a sadistic man who real business was as a drug dealer. Her marriage is a sham and she became the target of his sexual abuse. Forced to work for Tony’s criminal defense attorney, Addam Stein, she meets Mike Ryan, another attorney who went to Addam for advice on a child molest defense case he was trying. Addam, who made a fortune in representing Tony, is being forced into providing Tony with $5 million dollars for a major drug purchase. Addam wants her to seduce Mike into killing her husband. After Tony is murdered, Jennifer leaves Mike and tries to discover who she is. She has feelings for Mike but she does not trust her feelings any more. Overwhelmed, she tries to kill herself. Her sister, Kim calls Mike to let him know about her attempt. What will he do? He loves her unconditionally and flies to her side. Felipe Lopez, Tony’s second in command, has taken over Tony’s drug business. He is a ruthless, unfeeling man who had killed his own father, has run short of money to keep his rug business going. He needs to find Jennifer to access Tony’s illegal money to help him continue in business. His goal is to kidnap her and torture her into telling him where Tony’s money is hidden. In Jennifer’s struggle to find herself, she meets a billionaire, Jorge Soto, who is vacationing in Scottsdale. He reminds her of a much older version of Tony. Jorge is attracted to her and invites her to travel with him to a meeting in San Francisco. A new world of wealth and power is laid before Jennifer! What happens when all of them collide? The conclusion will leave you breathless as they meet like a death row prisoner and the hangman’s noose. How far will love go to save her from a certain death? How far will Felipe’s hatred for her drive him to find her and find Tony’s money? Will Jennifer ever discover what love really is? Find out in this dramatic conclusion of DESPERATE CONSEQUENCES!
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This book brings back together Michael Ryan, the 38-year-old attorney in Phoenix, and 23-year-old Jennifer Spencer, the raven haired, blue eyed beauty he met through her boss, Addam Stein, form whom Jennifer worked as a paralegal. Jennifer married Tony Enriquez, a suave handsome Hispanic man who she fell for on first sight. She marries him not knowing that behind that veneer was a man who was sadistic nature of a drug dealing head of his own syndicate. Addam was being pressured by Tony, his criminal defense client to come up with $5 million dollars to purchase drugs. Addam sends Jennifer to seduce Mike into killing her husband. Using her beauty, she does just that. Mike falls in love with her and realizes it is foolish. After Tony is killed, she leaves Mike only to meet him again for one last weekend in Las Vegas. The story begins with her sister calling Mike to inform him that Jennifer has attempted suicide. What does he do? He rushes to help her again only to become involved with her desperate life. Felipe Lopez, Tony’s second in command, takes over the drug business on Tony’s death. He is running out of money to buy large shipments of cocaine and marijuana. He needs to find Tony’s stash of money and Jennifer remains his last key. He intends on kidnapping Jennifer and access Tony’s riches. Now, Mike needs to protect her… and himself.
About the Author
After 40 years of practicing law, Bruce retired and uses some of his real life experience by weaving them into his stories. His first novel, DESPERATE STRANGERS was published in 2010. He moved to Arizona in 1951 where he grew up, attending Arizona State University, then University of Arizona for law school. He returned to Phoenix and started his own practice in 1967, retiring from the firm of Carson, Messinger in 2007. He writes from first hand experiences of cases he tried in state courts, and from his appearances in the Arizona State Supreme Court. From his characters in his first book come the characters in this second exciting novel. He gives thanks to Robert MacLean of Zombie Frog Production, in Hawaii for the format and his daughter Kim whose beautiful eyes adorn the cover.