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The Housewife Assassin #9
The Housewife Assassin's Hostage Hosting Tips
IN BOOK 9 OF THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:
It's up to Donna Stone to save a hotel filled with international dignitaries from the terrorists whose usual demands are million-dollar ransoms.
But this time, the price is much higher, and much more personal, for the housewife assassin.
It's up to Donna Stone to save a hotel filled with international dignitaries from the terrorists whose usual demands are million-dollar ransoms.
But this time, the price is much higher, and much more personal, for the housewife assassin.
204 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 4, 2014
95 people are currently reading
306 people want to read
About the author
Josie Brown
77 books701 followersJosie Brown's forty-two novels are now in the hands of over two million readers.
She has been published by St. Martin's Press, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Books.
Read Josie’s books. You’ll get a good idea of her sense of humor. https://www.JosieBrown.com
You'll also find Josie on
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JosieBrownCA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josiebrownau...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiebrownn...
Visit her podcast, where she discusses writing with other authors:
http://bit.ly/AuthorProvocateurApple
Josie is the author of these novels:
The Housewife Assassin Novel Series, including
- Handbook (Book 1)
- Guide to Gracious Killing (Book 2)
- Killer Christmas Tips (Book 3)
- Relationship Survival Guide (Book 4)
- Vacation to Die For (Book 5)
- Recipes for Disaster (Book 6)
- Hollywood Scream Play (Book 7) [2014, Signal Press]
- Killer App (Book 8) [August 2014, Signal Press]
- Hostage Hosting Tips (Book 9)
- Garden of Deadly Delights (Book 10)
- Tips for Weddings, Weapons, and Warfare Hosting Tips (Book 11)
- Husband Hunting Hints (Book 12)
- Ghost Protocol (Book 13)
- Terrorist TV Guide (Book 14)
- Deadly Dossier (Book 15 - SERIES PREQUEL)
- Greatest Hits (Book 16 )
- Fourth Estate Sale (Book 17 )
- Horrorscope (Book 18 )
- White House Keeping Seal of Approval (Book 19)
- Assassination Vacation Tips (Book 20)
- Antisocial Media Tips (Book 21)
- Manners, Missiles & Mayhem (Book 22)
- Gambit (Book 23)
- Underwater Assets (Book 24)
The Candidate (Steamy Political Thriller)
Extracurricular - 3 episodic Novels (2020; Signal Press)
Totlandia - 8 episodic Novels (2014-2017; Signal Press)
The Baby Planner
[2011, Simon & Schuster]
The Housewife Assassin Gets Lucky (written with Deborah Coonts)
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
[2010, Simon & Schuster 2014 Signal Press]]
Hollywood Hunk (Book 1 - True Hollywood Lies)
[2005, HarperCollins; 2010 Signal Press]
Her novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives (Simon & Schuster), is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a dramatic series for NBC-TV.
She is also the author of three non-fiction books: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right [Penguin/Alpha]; Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know [Signal Press]; and Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans: A Modern Girl's Dream Dictionary [St. Martin's Press]
Before becoming a full-time novelist, Josie also worked in advertising (JWT, DDB/Needham, BBM&B) and radio (WPLO-AM, Atlanta; WZGC-FM, Atlanta).
As a journalist, Josie has interviewed Maya Angelou, Brenda Blethyn, Julian Bond, Kenneth Branagh, Jackie Collins, Costa-Gavras, Craig Ferguson, John Gray, Derek Jacobi, Debbie Reynolds, and John Woo. Her celebrity interviews and relationships trends articles have been featured in Los Angeles Times Syndicate International, Redbook, and Complete Woman, as well as AOL, Yahoo, AskMen.com, Divorce360.com, and SingleMindedWomen.com, where she serves as the Relationships Channel editor.
Josie's interviews for her podcast, Author Provocateur, and for the International Thriller Writers magazine THE BIG THRILL include such notable authors as David Baldacci, Samantha M. Bailey, C.J. Box, Allison Brennan, Lee Child, Deborah Coonts, Robert Dugoni, Barry Eisler, JT Ellison, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Gross, Kristan Higgins, Jon Land, John Lescroart, John Lutz, James Rollins, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Brad Thor, and Debra Webb.
Although born and raised (a Southern expression) in and around Atlanta, Georgia, Josie is proudly one-hundred percent Puerto Rican: her father was born in Ponce, and her mother was from Humacao. Does this make Josie a Georgiarican? She thinks so, and proudly claims that title.
She now lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
She has been published by St. Martin's Press, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins Publishers, Penguin Books.
Read Josie’s books. You’ll get a good idea of her sense of humor. https://www.JosieBrown.com
You'll also find Josie on
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JosieBrownCA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/josiebrownau...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josiebrownn...
Visit her podcast, where she discusses writing with other authors:
http://bit.ly/AuthorProvocateurApple
Josie is the author of these novels:
The Housewife Assassin Novel Series, including
- Handbook (Book 1)
- Guide to Gracious Killing (Book 2)
- Killer Christmas Tips (Book 3)
- Relationship Survival Guide (Book 4)
- Vacation to Die For (Book 5)
- Recipes for Disaster (Book 6)
- Hollywood Scream Play (Book 7) [2014, Signal Press]
- Killer App (Book 8) [August 2014, Signal Press]
- Hostage Hosting Tips (Book 9)
- Garden of Deadly Delights (Book 10)
- Tips for Weddings, Weapons, and Warfare Hosting Tips (Book 11)
- Husband Hunting Hints (Book 12)
- Ghost Protocol (Book 13)
- Terrorist TV Guide (Book 14)
- Deadly Dossier (Book 15 - SERIES PREQUEL)
- Greatest Hits (Book 16 )
- Fourth Estate Sale (Book 17 )
- Horrorscope (Book 18 )
- White House Keeping Seal of Approval (Book 19)
- Assassination Vacation Tips (Book 20)
- Antisocial Media Tips (Book 21)
- Manners, Missiles & Mayhem (Book 22)
- Gambit (Book 23)
- Underwater Assets (Book 24)
The Candidate (Steamy Political Thriller)
Extracurricular - 3 episodic Novels (2020; Signal Press)
Totlandia - 8 episodic Novels (2014-2017; Signal Press)
The Baby Planner
[2011, Simon & Schuster]
The Housewife Assassin Gets Lucky (written with Deborah Coonts)
Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives
[2010, Simon & Schuster 2014 Signal Press]]
Hollywood Hunk (Book 1 - True Hollywood Lies)
[2005, HarperCollins; 2010 Signal Press]
Her novel, Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives (Simon & Schuster), is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer as a dramatic series for NBC-TV.
She is also the author of three non-fiction books: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Finding Mr. Right [Penguin/Alpha]; Marriage Confidential: 102 Honest Answers to the Questions Every Husband Wants to Ask, and Every Wife Needs to Know [Signal Press]; and Last Night I Dreamt of Cosmopolitans: A Modern Girl's Dream Dictionary [St. Martin's Press]
Before becoming a full-time novelist, Josie also worked in advertising (JWT, DDB/Needham, BBM&B) and radio (WPLO-AM, Atlanta; WZGC-FM, Atlanta).
As a journalist, Josie has interviewed Maya Angelou, Brenda Blethyn, Julian Bond, Kenneth Branagh, Jackie Collins, Costa-Gavras, Craig Ferguson, John Gray, Derek Jacobi, Debbie Reynolds, and John Woo. Her celebrity interviews and relationships trends articles have been featured in Los Angeles Times Syndicate International, Redbook, and Complete Woman, as well as AOL, Yahoo, AskMen.com, Divorce360.com, and SingleMindedWomen.com, where she serves as the Relationships Channel editor.
Josie's interviews for her podcast, Author Provocateur, and for the International Thriller Writers magazine THE BIG THRILL include such notable authors as David Baldacci, Samantha M. Bailey, C.J. Box, Allison Brennan, Lee Child, Deborah Coonts, Robert Dugoni, Barry Eisler, JT Ellison, Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke, Tess Gerritsen, Andrew Gross, Kristan Higgins, Jon Land, John Lescroart, John Lutz, James Rollins, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Brad Thor, and Debra Webb.
Although born and raised (a Southern expression) in and around Atlanta, Georgia, Josie is proudly one-hundred percent Puerto Rican: her father was born in Ponce, and her mother was from Humacao. Does this make Josie a Georgiarican? She thinks so, and proudly claims that title.
She now lives in San Francisco with her husband and two children.
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November 2, 2015
The plot of this book includes Donna multitasking as she plans a prom for Jeff's class and fights off Quorum, terrorism, keeps the President safe and interviews replacements for her position at Acme as she seriously decides to resign from her job. In the course of interviewing applicants, bizarre incidents keep interfering with the candidates and Donna, as one by one they meet untimely and unusual deaths. Eventually a former partner of Jack's comes out of retirement and joins the mission to keep the President safe. By a fluke, the President and terrorists are in the same hotel as the Prom that Donna has been forced into planning. When the two accidentally overlap, the results are deadly. I have never felt so panicked or nervous about Donna and Jack being to save their son from being beheaded by terrorists in that same hotel. While I enjoy Ms Brown's writing style and the capable characteristics she has given Donna and the other Acme agents, this time I could hardly bear to read what happen.
Superb writing and story lines are in all the books of the series. Be sure to read them in order (book one is free on Kindle at this time) and don't skip any. Everything makes so much more sense if you do! A fun series with enough action to wear me out!
Superb writing and story lines are in all the books of the series. Be sure to read them in order (book one is free on Kindle at this time) and don't skip any. Everything makes so much more sense if you do! A fun series with enough action to wear me out!
December 7, 2014
In this ninth book of the series, Josie Brown does not disappoint. Each book in the series gets better and better, and this one is a nail biter that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Can Donna make the transition from assassin and honey pot back to the life of a normal, everyday housewife, without killing the mailman for being half hour late with the mail? Donna volunteers to head the Committee for her son's prom. With her skills, it should be "Eazy peasy!" until she winds up neck deep in Acme's latest international terror thwart!
A page turner with twists and turns right to the very end!
Can Donna make the transition from assassin and honey pot back to the life of a normal, everyday housewife, without killing the mailman for being half hour late with the mail? Donna volunteers to head the Committee for her son's prom. With her skills, it should be "Eazy peasy!" until she winds up neck deep in Acme's latest international terror thwart!
A page turner with twists and turns right to the very end!
December 8, 2014
Fantastic!!!!
Another winner in the Housewife Assassin series. In this book, Donna retires to focus on her family. This creates inner turmoil as she must cope with being suddenly closed out of Acme intelligence, and ,as a byproduct, unable to communicate with Jack. This becomes a serious problem when terrorists attack.
As always, the author begins each chapter with "tips" - in this book they focus on party hosting tips. They are guaranteed to make you laugh out loud or get arrested (should you choose to follow them).
This is a must read book.
Another winner in the Housewife Assassin series. In this book, Donna retires to focus on her family. This creates inner turmoil as she must cope with being suddenly closed out of Acme intelligence, and ,as a byproduct, unable to communicate with Jack. This becomes a serious problem when terrorists attack.
As always, the author begins each chapter with "tips" - in this book they focus on party hosting tips. They are guaranteed to make you laugh out loud or get arrested (should you choose to follow them).
This is a must read book.
July 27, 2015
I really do love this series! With her reason for being assassin no longer applying, Donna has decided that it's time to retire. At no surprise to any of us, this turns out to not be the best idea. Great characters, funny dialogue and a sweet romance, reading about Donna, Jack and the family feels like coming home.
May 2, 2016
I love it
This is my favorite story so far, each book just keeps getting better. The Housewife Assassin's Hostage Hosting Tips has the 3 categories I require to make a good book, riveting, funny and heart warming. I stayed up way past by bedtime to finish this book. I'm looking forward to reading the next adventures of Donna, Jack and the rest of the gang.
This is my favorite story so far, each book just keeps getting better. The Housewife Assassin's Hostage Hosting Tips has the 3 categories I require to make a good book, riveting, funny and heart warming. I stayed up way past by bedtime to finish this book. I'm looking forward to reading the next adventures of Donna, Jack and the rest of the gang.
December 8, 2014
As usually this was a good read I love hearing about the trouble Donna seems to get herself into. I can't wait until May for the next book in the series. Keep writing this series after a long day at work it's be able laugh a lot at the end of the day.
January 14, 2015
I discovered this series on Kindle one night when I couldn't sleep. They are entertaining and easy reads. Almost entirely implausible, but what if the stay-at-home mom next door was a deadly assassin?
December 15, 2014
Love this series,so funny and entertaining!
January 13, 2015
Mary Mary
TOO CONTRARY!
That girl made me want to take her over my knee. That said, Josie Brown writes wonderfully realistic characters.
TOO CONTRARY!
That girl made me want to take her over my knee. That said, Josie Brown writes wonderfully realistic characters.
April 2, 2015
I had my doubts when I read the description, but I absolutely love this series!
December 4, 2015
Great
Another hilarious story, but mixed with some sadness because sometimes the good guys don't always make it. But the bad guys always lose.
Another hilarious story, but mixed with some sadness because sometimes the good guys don't always make it. But the bad guys always lose.
June 2, 2023
I love the series!
Each book is exciting as the previous one. They keep me at the end be of my seat and keep me guessing what will happen next. This one was no exception. I thought there was going to be a plot twist at one point, but I was mistaken. Even though I was going by the clues that were previously given.
Each book is exciting as the previous one. They keep me at the end be of my seat and keep me guessing what will happen next. This one was no exception. I thought there was going to be a plot twist at one point, but I was mistaken. Even though I was going by the clues that were previously given.
May 15, 2017
I really want to punch Penelope Bing repeatedly!
August 4, 2018
Alas we cut to the chase, family!
Whether catching the bad guys or saving the world from them, this cast of characters really believes in their families first above all else!
Whether catching the bad guys or saving the world from them, this cast of characters really believes in their families first above all else!
January 22, 2020
Another delightfully fun read from Josie Brown.
February 10, 2020
Humorous read
July 21, 2020
It is hard to put down especially near the end of the book, I find myself staying up to early hours of morning to finish it. Onto the next book!
September 5, 2022
The 9th book in the Housewife Assassin series. Humorous and fun.
January 3, 2025
I loved this series! Mom by day, assassin/honey pot by night. Can’t get much better than that! I loved the humor, personalities of the characters and the series really gives you it all: romance, comedy, and messy motherhood
August 27, 2016
Some parts of this book are really a 5, but others, 2, so this is a middle ground. Donna has decided to retire, but is to hire her replacement. It's kind of funny that each of three vying for the job end up getting killed by some weird accident, but what I didn't like was how obvious it was that Donna didn't want to retire in the first place.
Instead, she became more of a snoop with Jack and the team, and took on a ludicrous first dance for Jeff's class. All the problems Penelope causes make no sense, but of course, the hotel they have the dance at becomes handy later on.
The last third of the book is much better, with Donna involved in saving the president, a fun frenzy with the dance for the kids, and a certain return to sleuthing with Jack.
The death of Jack's new partner, Mara, out of retirement to help on the case, was very sad. The new baby, Nicky, for Emma and Arnie, is cute, and their wedding, a nice ending to this book.
Instead, she became more of a snoop with Jack and the team, and took on a ludicrous first dance for Jeff's class. All the problems Penelope causes make no sense, but of course, the hotel they have the dance at becomes handy later on.
The last third of the book is much better, with Donna involved in saving the president, a fun frenzy with the dance for the kids, and a certain return to sleuthing with Jack.
The death of Jack's new partner, Mara, out of retirement to help on the case, was very sad. The new baby, Nicky, for Emma and Arnie, is cute, and their wedding, a nice ending to this book.
September 9, 2016
Another great read, very entertaining, can't wait for the next one.
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