Kristen Chaney Beard thrillers

Assitant for Hire: A High-Stakes Thriller of Lies, Luxury, and Survival

by Kristen James

What would you do to save your sister?

Zoe Montgomery needs money fast—more than she could earn in 10 years as a nurse—to keep her little sister alive long enough to receive a heart transplant. Then she finds a possible miracle.

Looking for a female assistant. Must travel. Must adapt. Must disappear into a role.
Payment: life-changing.
Terms: classified.

When she finds an ad seeking a female “travel companion” for a two-week luxury trip, she knows it’s dangerous. Vague. Too good to be true.

And she goes anyway.

Soon Zoe is swept into a world of billionaires, boardroom sharks, and carefully staged affection… all in paradise. Her new role? Pretend to be the girlfriend of the elusive Leighton Forester. Why? She has no clue and isn’t allowed to ask. No touching, no questions, no complications.

But rules are only real until someone breaks them.

Someone else is pulling strings behind the scenes. Someone who knows why Zoe was chosen, who benefits if this relationship fails publicly—and who won’t let her walk away.

Zoe thought she was being paid to play a part.

Now she’s realizing she’s the weapon in someone else’s war.

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Why did he hire Zoe? Why is he lying to everyone? What’s really at stake?

Find out…

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The Enemy’s Game releases this Friday!

by Kristen James

The Enemy’s Game – Romantic Thriller

Releasing Friday in Kindle and Kindle Unlimited! For readers who enjoy remote cabin thrillers… out in the Oregon wilderness… and stories about lies, games, and intrigue… You can pre-order to ensure you get it Friday!

She can’t trust him. She can’t survive without him.

Cora suspects her father’s employer isn’t above board, and then her father suddenly disappears. The only person who can help is the one man she can’t trust: Nick Holloway, the employer’s son.

Instead of helping, he follows his family’s orders and takes her to a remote cabin in the mountains. They think he’s proving his loyalty. Nick says he’s keeping Cora alive and buying time for her father.

Nick swears he’s on her side. That he’s risking everything to protect her. That his lies are meant to keep her alive. Is he playing both sides for some secret goal?

When Alexander Pierce, a man even the Holloways fear, offers his own brand of help, Cora realizes she’s trapped in a deadly game of deception, desire, and betrayal.

Someone knows where her father is. Someone knows what happened to the missing money. Everyone wants her under control.

The clock is ticking. The lies are closing in. And the only way to save her father… is to play the enemy’s game.

TEASER ~~~

“Where are you taking me?”

“There’s a tiny cabin up in the mountains,” he answered while glancing in the rear view mirror at Alexander’s head lights. Or was it Alexander behind them? Maybe Nick was lying so she’d cooperate. “Please don’t be scared, I promise I won’t hurt you.”

Her rattled nerves didn’t need this.

“Then why are you driving me out to a secluded cabin?” While speaking, she slid her arm down the armrest, feeling for a lock button. There didn’t seem to be one. She glanced at the door, saw the controls, and slammed her hand into them.

Nothing happened. Neither button opened the window.

Nick glanced at her hand. “Alexander disables the locks and windows on all the passenger doors. He altered my car a few days ago too.”

Tears stung the inside of her eyelids. Mortified, she rubbed her face, hoping he wouldn’t notice. It seemed likely he was playing both sides, acting like he wanted to help her even as he kidnapped her.

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