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Dead Couple Walking
From Canada with Love?
Janice Carlson and Steven Sorenson seem perfect for each other – aside from living in different countries and still being in love with their former spouses who desperately want them back.
In the U,S., Steven Sorenson is struggling to recover from his ex-wife's affair. A conservative investment counselor by day, by night Steven combs through online dating sites searching for Ms. Right. His dates have included women who claimed to be slim while being obese, single while being married, and against drug-use but showing up drunk.
In Manitoba, Canada, Janice Carlson recently discovered that her husband was having an affair with a co-worker. Her husband, Jordan, informs her that he doesn't feel a strong connection any longer and wants "the chance to be with someone who makes me happy." He proceeds to force Janice to sell her beloved house and move to an apartment where her neighbors include two men and one woman who perform orgiastic sex and play "ghoul metal" 24/7.
On one of his online dating searches, Steven encounters Jan's profile, "Sweet Syntax," and is instantly intrigued: "I have a master's degree in English!" she warns. He writes her, she writes back – and thus begins a correspondence which soon has Steven convinced that he's found the woman of his dreams.
When Steven and Janice finally meet, their sexual fireworks and emotional connection exceed their highest expectations. To Steven, Janice is funny, bright, and quirky, and the only woman who's ever called him a "stud." For Janice, Steven is the strong, kind, and sane man that her husband, Jordan, never was.
Jordan's love affair, however, has crashed and burned. Now he has decided that Janis is his "one and only true love," and he wants her back. The owner of four degrees and a 157 I.Q., Jordan turns his brilliant, devious mind to destroying Janice and Steven's blossoming love.
Meanwhile, back in the States, Steven's wife, Zelena, has ex-lover issues of her own. Her passionate affair has flamed out, and her former love has turned obsessive stalker. A cry for help brings Steven firmly back into Zel's orbit, and she aims to keep him there.
With Zel and Jordan working overtime to win back their former mates, and Jan's manipulative best friend, Corryn, plotting to ruin both relationships and keep Jan all to herself, an incident at the border jeopardizes Steven's future passage into Canada.
Battling former lovers, immigration authorities, the police, back-stabbing friends - and their own consciences - Janice and Steven form a pact to make their new love triumph, no matter what the cost.
Janice Carlson and Steven Sorenson seem perfect for each other – aside from living in different countries and still being in love with their former spouses who desperately want them back.
In the U,S., Steven Sorenson is struggling to recover from his ex-wife's affair. A conservative investment counselor by day, by night Steven combs through online dating sites searching for Ms. Right. His dates have included women who claimed to be slim while being obese, single while being married, and against drug-use but showing up drunk.
In Manitoba, Canada, Janice Carlson recently discovered that her husband was having an affair with a co-worker. Her husband, Jordan, informs her that he doesn't feel a strong connection any longer and wants "the chance to be with someone who makes me happy." He proceeds to force Janice to sell her beloved house and move to an apartment where her neighbors include two men and one woman who perform orgiastic sex and play "ghoul metal" 24/7.
On one of his online dating searches, Steven encounters Jan's profile, "Sweet Syntax," and is instantly intrigued: "I have a master's degree in English!" she warns. He writes her, she writes back – and thus begins a correspondence which soon has Steven convinced that he's found the woman of his dreams.
When Steven and Janice finally meet, their sexual fireworks and emotional connection exceed their highest expectations. To Steven, Janice is funny, bright, and quirky, and the only woman who's ever called him a "stud." For Janice, Steven is the strong, kind, and sane man that her husband, Jordan, never was.
Jordan's love affair, however, has crashed and burned. Now he has decided that Janis is his "one and only true love," and he wants her back. The owner of four degrees and a 157 I.Q., Jordan turns his brilliant, devious mind to destroying Janice and Steven's blossoming love.
Meanwhile, back in the States, Steven's wife, Zelena, has ex-lover issues of her own. Her passionate affair has flamed out, and her former love has turned obsessive stalker. A cry for help brings Steven firmly back into Zel's orbit, and she aims to keep him there.
With Zel and Jordan working overtime to win back their former mates, and Jan's manipulative best friend, Corryn, plotting to ruin both relationships and keep Jan all to herself, an incident at the border jeopardizes Steven's future passage into Canada.
Battling former lovers, immigration authorities, the police, back-stabbing friends - and their own consciences - Janice and Steven form a pact to make their new love triumph, no matter what the cost.
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First published May 9, 2014
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June 9, 2014
Lawrence Ambrose's book "Dead Couple Walking" has something for both the lover of a good suspense book as well as the reader who loves a good romance story.
Ambrose is an accomplished writer and other than a couple of spelling miscues, his style flows very well and is a pleasure to read.
As I said this book balances precariously between a thriller and a romance. He adds in the best aspects of both. The novel has the unique aspect of being seen through the eyes of both protagonists; Steven and Janice. Their forbidden love for each other has many pitfalls and they experience a lifetime of ups and downs before they are finally faced with the prospect of commitment to each other or the inevitable painful break-up. When they do make that choice, they must face the troubling consequences that their decision results in.
I loved the book. My only criticism is that it took a great deal of reading to get a grasp on the plot. I am one who likes to know what I am getting into immediately. Though in Ambrose's defense, he does a first rate job of leading the reader into the minds of his two characters so that they can enjoy the long ride.
Ambrose is an accomplished writer and other than a couple of spelling miscues, his style flows very well and is a pleasure to read.
As I said this book balances precariously between a thriller and a romance. He adds in the best aspects of both. The novel has the unique aspect of being seen through the eyes of both protagonists; Steven and Janice. Their forbidden love for each other has many pitfalls and they experience a lifetime of ups and downs before they are finally faced with the prospect of commitment to each other or the inevitable painful break-up. When they do make that choice, they must face the troubling consequences that their decision results in.
I loved the book. My only criticism is that it took a great deal of reading to get a grasp on the plot. I am one who likes to know what I am getting into immediately. Though in Ambrose's defense, he does a first rate job of leading the reader into the minds of his two characters so that they can enjoy the long ride.
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