Transference

by Sydney Katt

trans·fer·ence: the redirection of feelings or desires

After being convicted for her unwitting part in a prison break involving the man she loves, ex-morphine addict and medical device sales professional Allison Waverly is about to spend the next decade in prison. When a dangerous man from her past extracts her from the prison transport van, she knows things won’t be as simple as he claims. Especially since her cravings are back and her rescuer won’t let her have so much as a drop to drink.

Former secret service agent Brad Markenson knows it was a bad idea to take the job, but there are a million reasons for him to stick to this plan. All he has to do is deliver her to her boyfriend Adam in Costa Rica. No sex. No killing.

No problem?

Between Allison’s growing cravings and the raw attraction that’s always simmered between them, this road trip is doomed from the start. Allison loves Adam and hates Brad, but if Brad won’t let her have a hit or a drink, sex is the only high she has left to chase.

And Brad Markenson is about to become her dealer.

Transference is a story of addiction, lust and redemption. Sometimes, getting what you wanted isn’t always what you really want…

This novella contains violence, language, adult situations and strong sexual content. Recommended for mature audiences only.

85 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 13, 2014

About the author

Sydney Katt has been writing books for as long as she could string words into sentences. Today, her books are more complex and feature romance, murder and mayhem, all subjects her grade school teachers frowned upon.

Happily married since before the beginning of time, Sydney and her husband live in the Dallas area, where three demanding cats rule their lives. When they aren't slaying video game dragons, the five of them keep a watchful eye for the first signs of the Zombie Apocalypse.

For more information about Sydney's adventures in Dallas, new book projects and upcoming releases, visit www.authorsydneykatt.com if you dare.

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Reviews

[J.D. Cunegan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like Transference would've been a much better book if it were longer. It's a fast-paced read, to be sure, and I don't doubt that would still be the case if several important things were fleshed out. But as it is, this book feels rushed... and that affected my ability to emotionally connect with either Allison or Brad.

Too much of the transformative events in these characters' lives were mentioned in hindsight, in sort of an oh-by-the-way manner, and I feel this novel would've been much richer, much livelier, if the author had written flashbacks in which these events had actually occurred. Don't just tell me how Allison found herself on her way to prison in the book's open -- take me on that journey with her.

What is here is well-written, crisp and free-flowing. There's a lot of potential, a lot of stuff that could've been extremely compelling if it had just been fleshed out a little bit more.

Transference is a solid, entertaining enough read, but it could've been so much more.

[Jurgen Graanoogst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Roughly exciting from the start. The transference for Alison has been a rough time. Especially after her abrupt rescue by brad, out of the hands of Justice. Never to expect to have her overthrown heart be stroked with hard affection. A truly troubled mind in the transfer to her initial love, Adam.
Easily read, and well-described scenes to bring the reader much pleasure in his/her wake.
The subtitle is well chosen: "Getting what you wanted isn't always what you really want...