Their Ordeal
Josie and Drew are in the honeymoon stage of their marriage. They’re making their home in the
apartment Josie inherited from her parents that overlooks the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
But within months, it’s apparent that Drew’s family’s disinheritance from the estate, now valued
at thirty-six billion dollars, is a dangerous situation. The distance of the Atlantic Ocean no longer
provides a safety buffer for Josie and Drew.
The deprived Harpers are intent on rectifying the omission, whether or not someone physically
pays the price for getting their share of the inheritance. Josie fears it will be Drew, and Drew
fears it will be Josie.
They must get rid of the inheritance money to ward off the actions of Louise and Aubrey Harper.
But the solution of their protection triggers the fulfillment of their nightmares.
Who will pay the price, and by which Harper?
From Corinne Julienne comes THEIR UNION, the second book in The Harper Inheritance, a five-novel romantic suspense series set in New York City, and Florence, Italy.
Everyone dreams of having money. Inheriting twelve billion dollars is the dream of all dreams. But what if it is a nightmare in disguise?
When Josie Barone and Drew Harper met on a Cruise to Nowhere they didn’t know the identity of the other. Now they have feelings for each other but must keep their relationship a secret because of the perception of a conflict of interest in their careers, as they are put in close proximity with the other once more.
As an investigative journalist, Josie discovers, a truth that could impact her relationship with Drew, tank her career, and destroy the two people she loves the most…her parents. Drew becomes the new CEO of Darnelle Inc. and must save his family’s company from the retribution of a competitor; while placating his mother and brother’s demands as the Executor to his father’s estate.
The problem is: the inheritance puts them unwittingly at odds with the other, actualizing their greatest fears. For if one succeeds the other loses and so could their love.
From Corinne Julienne comes THEIR SECRET, the first book in The Harper Inheritance, a five-novel romantic suspense series set in Washington D.C., New York City, and Florence, Italy.
If secrets are based on hidden truths, would discovering the identity of someone met under a false pretense be forgivable?
Josie Barone, the high-profile investigative journalist, doesn’t want anyone to know the true reason she is unmarried and why. Meanwhile, Drew Harper could be the innovative executive vice president of his family’s business instead of being known as the mesmerizing handsome model of men’s fragrance ads. She doesn’t want to be matched with unwanted blind dates after the latest relationship betrayal. He doesn’t want to be pushed into a corporate-inspired arranged marriage by his father. For both, romance is not a viable option; only their careers are.
But when the pressures in their personal lives make Josie and Drew desperate, a cruise to Nowhere, where their true identities are unknown, seems the perfect solution… until their worlds collide. At the end of the week, when the cruise ends, they have a new secret in their hearts, which makes who they are a complication as they return to their normal lives.
However, resuming their lives is anything but normal when their careers put them at odds with each other. Their lives clash again with the mysterious death of his vengeful, billionaire father and the shocking dark secrets in his Last Will and Testament.
Like cascading dominoes, his death releases a barrage of more unknown secrets, from mismanagement of the family business, the changing of a broadcast format, and reactions to biracial love. Those secrets have dire consequences for Josie and Drew, threatening to destroy their careers and their once-promising secret love if they don’t reveal themselves.
The problem is they no longer look the same, and the stress from their incompatible worlds blinds them from recognizing each other. Will they remain enemies, or can they become lovers?