Original Paperback: Players and Pawns

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      I spent my early career at General Motors and RCA, and have followed with fascination the plague of corporate corruption. I believe you’ll find Players and Pawns an intriguing look inside the world of giant enterprise. On the other hand, I worked hard to avoid complexity that reads like a Harvard Business School thesis.

      Kelly Masterson’s journey is an adventure deserving the description "thriller." But she faces escalating moral dilemmas that allow the reader to ask, What would I do in the same situation? And she faces a truly rich set of final decisions, as she chooses a direction for her life.

      The title suggests one of the novel’s philosophical subtexts: who is a player and who is a pawn? You’ll meet several of each.

    - "Players and Pawns" was intriguing from beginning to end. You totally captured the corruption in the corporate world and you did so with great ease. This book flowed smoothly from the beginning and I couldn't put it down. You must get these books in the bookstores!! Looking forward to the next one, so get cracking.

- I’ve never worried about a character at so many levels as I worried about Kelly Masterson. The layering of this story is extraordinary.

- I finished P&P this weekend and thought it was great! Actually it is my favorite of your books. The story is tight, suspenseful, believable, and timely. Your character development and psychological insight is uncanny. You send many strong messages about business, greed, power, values, consequences, ethics and honesty. I liked Kelly. This book will make you famous. It is excellent and it needs to be read.

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       Kelly Masterson is a clerical-level employee at Lockhart Technology, given an unexpected opportunity to advance in the company. She is assigned to a department headed by Brad Wilson, a young up-and-comer who appears to be an ideal role model. But she learns—gradually and painfully—that her company’s top tier is corrupt, that Brad Wilson has sold his soul to the corporation, and that Wilson’s job is to exploit Kelly’s corporate innocence. 

      Kelly becomes a physically appealing pawn in a high-stakes vendetta between founder Richard Lockhart and archenemy Mitch Souder. While she battles to maintain her principles in the face of escalating career demands, her corporation begins to implode under the weight of Richard Lockhart’s greed and lust. Kelly Masterson is accused of being a traitor. 

      Now fully aware of the extent of danger and corruption, she strives to find new direction for her life. But she cannot resist pausing to consider revenge against those who were willing to destroy her.

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Scheduled for Kindle Availability May 31, 2026