Best of Family & Relationships
Best of Family & Relationships
"So Many Books, So Little Time!"
Book 1
Behind the Door: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense Thriller (Hidden Motives Book 1)
When Lara dies at the hands of Manhattan lawyer Mark, during a sex game at her summer house in the Hamptons, Carl, Mark´s defense attorney, hires Simone Bennet, a psychiatrist, professor, and author of books on sexual behavior, to help him buttress his argument that Lara´s death was accidental. To help his defense, Mark has written a detailed account of his steamy, year-long relationship with Lara. Carl gives the text to Simone for analysis.
While evaluating the presumed killer´s writing, Simone continues to receive psychiatric patients with sexual disorders and unusual fantasies and to research strange sexual behavior for her next book. Simone´s clinical partner, friend, and research colleague, Edward, is working with the police to capture a serial killer who is torturing and killing women around Simone´s world.
From hot and unusual sex to the swing houses of New York and Paris, this fast-paced, gripping page-turner is a blend of mystery, suspense, humor, romance, and erotica. With a shocking twist at the end that no one sees coming, the serial killer may not be who you think...
Book 2
Lara's Journal: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense (Hidden Motives Book 2)
After looking death in the face, she tries to develop a new outlook on life—live in the moment! Carl, the charming lawyer, is back, asking once more for Simone’s help, this time in analyzing Lara’s journals, which were discovered by her siblings after her death. In her own words, Lara divulges all her secrets and reveals a dramatic world of betrayal, passion, and the most unusual sexual behaviors, exposing the beautiful architect’s troubled life.
As Simone tries to deal with the contents of Lara's haunting diaries, one of her patients gets himself into a bit of legal trouble, forcing Simone to return early from her vacation. Although she's happy to be back on her home turf, she finds herself surrounded by a whole new set of problems. A killer is out there, and this time, he seems to be after the people Simone cares about most.
Suddenly, people around her are dying, a stalker/admirer keeps showing up at all the wrong times, and Simone’s dear friend Edward has a new girlfriend—forcing Simone to analyze her feelings for him and her attraction to Carl.
Book 3
The Brilliant Game: Hidden Motives Series (Book 3)
Psychiatrist Simone Bennet feels like a pawn on a chessboard—as if some invisible, master chess player is toying with her life and the lives of the people she loves and cares for.
A series of horrific events—several murders and Simone being tortured at the hands of a serial killer—culminate in the kidnapping of her daughter and have turned Simone’s life upside down.
Struggling to stay afloat in the middle of a sea of chaos, Simone continues to receive her psychiatric patients and do more work for the New York attorney, Carl, while local police, the FBI, and Edward—Simone’s boyfriend, best friend, and business partner—are working hard to locate her child. Simone is analyzing another set of Lara’s journals, and she becomes dragged into a vortex of sex addiction, suffering, and Lara’s struggle for some kind of balance in her life, while Simone battles an inner fight against her mixed feelings for the enigmatic lawyer.
Filled with twists and turns, this final book in the Hidden Motives trilogy reveals a deranged, steamy, and disturbingly brilliant game of sex, murder, and mystery, and chronicles a woman’s conflict between love and reason.
Fasten your seat belts before you embark on this roller coaster, and prepare for the most unpredictable end.
Book 4
Where Shadows Breathe and Truth Sleeps: A Sizzling, Psychological Suspense Thriller (Hidden Motives Book 4)
Doctor Simone Bennet thought she had left the recent dramas of her life behind.
She returns to her psychiatric office while teaching at the university, and shares a bed with the charismatic New York lawyer she married; with him, she dares to explore new sensual experiences and rediscover pleasure without boundaries—life almost feels like a second chance.
Then she undertakes a series of visits to MacDougall Prison in search of insight into the minds of Peter Hay, the psychopath who kidnapped her and her daughter and murdered many of her patients, and his accomplice—her ex-boyfriend and partner, Doctor Edward Reynolds.
Outside the prison walls, Simone delves into their past. Each new clue exposes darker truths and links their lives to unexpected corners of her present. Simone treats her patients and confronts dangerous questions about dark desire, boundaries, and lies, while she searches for her true path in life; yet one doubt never leaves her.
In a world built on secrets, who can a woman trust?
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A. Gavazzoni Novelist
Adriana Gavazzoni is a Brazillian Multi-Award-Winning Novelist of five published literary works within two novel series titled, 'Hidden Motives' and 'Where The Road Goes.'
Adriana is a critically acclaimed, popular writer of steamy romance fiction light erotic novels with cross-genres of thrilling murder mystery suspense, historical romantic thrillers, coming-of-age, and women's gripping crime fiction. Adriana's break-out debut of "Behind The Door" book one of the "Hidden Motives" series firmly placed her on the literary map nationally and internationally. All her novels are available on Amazon Books, Amazon Kindle, and Kindles available within Kindle Unlimited. All her novels are featured on online literary book sites, Book Stores, and literary magazines.
Born and raised in Brazil, she is of full Italian lineage. By day she is a Brazillian lawyer, former professor of law, and also writes legal books. She speaks four languages: English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. When she is not practicing law or writing her next novel, she enjoys many interests as a very active person and is an avid reader.
Adriana loves to dance, especially the (Tango), she enjoys cooking and enjoys good food and good wine. She believes in exercising along with living a healthy lifestyle. She enjoys traveling and visits New York often, but her "Happy Place" is always spending time with her big happy family and her pets as a passionate animal lover. Adriana continues to work and reside in Brazil.
**All Novels Awarded 5-Star Reader's Favorite Editorial Book Reviews and Multiply Awards Won For All Five Novels In The "Hidden Motives" and "Where The Road Goes" novel series.**