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It's your child's senior year. A private high school's reputation is at stake. Students have only one more shot at the SAT before college applications are due. A few desperate parents with much more money than brains are willing to do anything to get their children into Ivy League colleges.And Audrey Thorpe's dirty little secret will soon be the downfall of everyone and everything she holds dear: love, family, friends, and her private high school alma mater.In the Extracurricular episodic trilogy, a dark family secret leads to a college admissions cheating scandal at a private school, setting off a crisis of conscience for the parents, teachers, administrator, and the students involved-and a catharsis for one couple about their marriage.PRAISE FOR THE EXTRACURRICULAR TRILOGY:"Delicious, hilarious, and addictive, Extracurricular has all the hallmarks of a classic Josie Brown book: fleshed-out, juicy characters, a to-die-for plot, and a ripped-from-the-headlines premise. I absolutely loved it" - Samantha M. Bailey, Woman on the Edge"Romance and intrigue, and a pace that doesn't let up. Josie Brown brings it." -Eileen Goudge, Garden of Stones and The Diary"Master storyteller of the competitively elite, Totlandia's Josie Brown graduates from strollers and playgroups to the high stakes game of college admissions in this captivating tale of trickery, deceit, and unrequited love. A+++!" -Julie Valerie, Holly Banks Full of Angst"Sharp, smart, and sexy, Brown's timely new series about the cut-throat world of college admissions is a must-read." Meredith Schorr, The Boyfriend Swap"Ripped from the headlines, Extracurricular delivers the perfect summer read on just how far some people will go, no matter the cost, to get exactly what they want." You're going to love it." -Jen Tucker, The Day I Wore My Panties Inside Out"An emotional rollercoaster that will leave you at the end of your seat, flipping pages until the sweet, satisfying ending." -Gail Chianese, Love Runs Deep

In Book 4 of the MURDER IN MARIN Mysteries:News that elderly Henrietta Hammer has died, Sausalito's retired fifth grade teacher, who once terrified her students including Sheriff's Detective Eddie Austin, newspaper publisher Rob Timmons and his assistant Holly Cross, is greeted with bemused nostalgia.But Hammer, who was left a very wealthy widow by her enterprising late husband, was the target of every one of the town's charitable societies none of which could afford to await her natural death.It all appeared to be a perfect plan until the secret Mrs. Hammer kept for half a century inconveniently appears.

IN BOOK 8 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES:The final book of the series is filled with surprising conclusions for the Pacific Heights parents you've come to love-and the one you love to hate:Stress from the club and motherhood puts Lorna into a tailspin that threatens life. Will Matthew make the right choice for her and their children?Jade's past puts her career and her marriage to Reggie in jeopardy;In the hope of salvaging her friendship with Jillian, Ally makes a decision that will affect their lives forever. But can it also save her relationship with Brady?And finally: when Art's funeral fails to end Bettina's personal purgatory in San Francisco's social circles, her newfound success puts her back on top-but at a high price: the love and acceptance of those she loves most.Welcome to Totlandia's summer of love, lust, temptation, and redemption.

IN BOOK 7 OF THE TOTLANDIA SERIES:For the women of Totlandia, spring brings new life and emotional renewal. The births of Lorna's twins brings depression-over Dante's future. The decision she makes will drive a wedge between her and Matt. As for Jillian, she's working harder than ever in launching Life of Pie. The good news: Caleb has taken to his new role as über-dad with gusto. The bad news: it's causing trouble in the Pacific Heights Moms & Tots Club. Also, when one of Jade's darkest secrets is exposed, her past and future collide, forcing her to makes some hard decisions regarding her life-with or without Reggie. On the other hand, Ally is afraid that the truth about her father may be the end Brady's love for her.As for Bettina: will she succumb to an easy fix for her problems, or will she embrace the challenge that may lead to the financial and emotional freedom she craves?

In Book 5 of The Housewife Assassin series: An NSA scientist has disappeared with a deadly plague virus. Donna and Jack must find him before it is unleashed on Fantasy island. But first they'll have to deal with a nude sunbathing serial killer, a Lord of the Flies 'tween takeover, poison dart-throwing pygmies, and a hunt club with the most unusual prey. And you call this a vacation?

In Book 4 of The Housewife Assassin series: London. Paris. Guantanamo Bay. Donna Stone is looking for love -- and terrorists -- in all the wrong places. Donna Stone finds out that breaking up is hard to do. Then again, so is dating a terrorist, let alone eleven of them! Does this make Donna a serial dater, or a serial killer? Worse yet, an old flame gets in the way of Donna's chance for true love. But she doesn't cry...She gets even.

here's only one things worse than playing personal assistant to a handsome, egotistical, oversexed actor--falling in love with him. ALL THREE NOVELLAS OF THE SERIES-- IN ONE SET!IN BOOK 1:Faced with credit card bills that rival the national debt, Hannah Fairchild, daughter of one of Hollywood's legendary actors is forced to put her astrology project on hold while she takes the job of personal assistant to British actor and People's "e;Sexiest Man Alive,"e; Louis Trollope. Because Louis is just as egotistical, self-centered, insecure, demanding, flirtatious -- and yes, irresistible -- as her father had been, Hannah is determined to keep him and his super-model girlfriend, bad boy entourage, and over-sexed agent at arm's length. Besides, she's falling in love with his best friend, the screenwriter Mick Bradshaw... IN BOOK 2:As rising Hollywood star Louis Trollope's personal assistant, Hannah Fairchild has a front row center seat to his heady, red carpet world, including his meteoric climb to fame and his fears of failure--not to mention his his bad boy behavior. In order to keep this star on the rise, Hannah makes the momentous decision to put her own life--and the growing attraction between her and Louis's best friend Mick Bradshaw on hold while at the same time get up close and personal with Louis. By doing so, she finds out what happened to his last assistant, Samantha. Will she suffer a similar fate?While on the remote location for Louis's latest movie, Hannah and Louis face his biggest professional challenge yet. Doing so brings them closer--and has serious consequences with their individual relationships with Mick. IN BOOK 3:A paparazzi's expos of Hannah and Louis's on-location lust puts them on the cover of every celebrity tabloid. But now that they are Hollywood's hottest couple, there is trouble in paradise. Is Louis's ego too big to allow him to share the spotlight with the woman who has made him a media darling-or will he grow to become the man Hannah knows he can be? The plot twists until the very last page in this star-studded thrilling conclusion of HOLLYWOOD HUNK.

Seduction and intrigue are rampant on the campaign trail when a political campaign adviser discovers that Washington's power broker elite have embroiled his presidential candidate in a plot involving an act of terrorism on US soil.Democratic political campaign consultant Ben Brinker can't remember the last time he was excited by a candidate's vision. He feels he's lost his way, both emotionally and professionally. Worst yet, his show-me-the-money policy seems to have finally caught up with him. Two of his recent clients have been disgraced in one way or another: a senator is caught in lurid sex scandal, and a congressman is indicted in a kickback scheme. In no time at all the political pundits are calling Ben a "e;candidate cooler."e; Now Ben is desperate for any campaign gig he can get. As luck would have it, Andrew Harris Mansfield, the charismatic junior senator from North Carolina and former Marine pilot, asks Ben if he wants to run his soon-to-be-announced campaign for president. Little does Ben know what's in store for Andrew, or their country. Nor does he realize that the key to saving both have been placed in his hands.

IN BOOK 12 OF THE HOUSEWIFE ASSASSIN SERIES:There is only one way for housewife assassin Donna Stone to save her husband and mission leader, Jack Craig, from torture and termination: become a traitor and act as a double agent for the terrorist organization known as the Quorum. Her shocking decision comes with consequences that will forever change the lives of those nearest and dearest to her.

It's up to Donna Stone to save a hotel filled with international dignitaries from terrorists whose usual demands are million-dollar ransoms. But this time, the price is much higher, and much more personal, for the housewife assassin.

In order to flush out an internationally renowned hacker who is wreaking havoc with top secret documents inside the United States' Intelligence Community's secured database, housewife assassin Donna Stone infiltrates three very successful high tech corporations: •A company providing smart phones and other wireless devices with an operating system that contains artificial intelligence designed to meet your every need-even if it kills you; •A tech conglomerate CEO who plans to broker the country's intelligence secrets to the highest bidder, be it a terrorist or enemy state; •And an interactive game start-up with an avatar on the deadliest mission of all: kill Donna. Can she save the world from terror-and at the same time protect her children from the painful knowledge of the father who deserted them?

Finally-Donna Stone, as you've never seen her before: through the eyes of those who affected her life the most. In this full-length prequel to The Housewife Assassin series, Acme Industries black-ops agent Jack Craig is tasked with investigating the mysterious death of his organization's most prolific hit man, Carl Stone, only to fall in love with the dead man's wife, Donna-a woman he must never contact, but who may hold the key to her husband's disappearance. When Acme approaches Donna to join their organization as an assassin, Jack's undercover mission will change both their lives forever.

In Book 7 of The Housewife Assassin series: Lights, camera and non-stop action await Donna and Jack when they are hired as espionage consultants on a movie set. There will be plenty of close-ups, and too many close calls as they use the movie's many location shoots to track down crucial intel needed to take down the Quorum. But nothing--including a lascivious leading lady, deadly stunt doubles, or being on Interpol's Most Wanted list-will stand in their way.

In Book 6 of The Housewife Assassin series: Housewife Assassin Donna Stone's executive mission is crystal clear: stop the assassination of both US political parties' presidential candidates. When she discovers she has a long-term vendetta with one of the targets, can she put her animosity aside long enough to save the candidate's life?

In Book 3 of The Housewife Assassin series: Tis the season for murder, mayhem, and missing missiles! Housewife Assassin Donna Stone's mission: Stop a terrorist cell before it launches a heat-seeking missile at a plane landing in Los Angeles. But Naughty Santa is everywhere. It's hard to convince your child that Santa is so good when everywhere you turn he's being very, very bad!