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"Webs of Fate grabbed my interest from the first line of the prologue and wouldn't let me go."

Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, New York Times bestselling author of The Cheater and My Lost Daughter

“On first opening the pages of Darlene Quinn’s Webs series, readers may well feel that they are in for an engaging ‘all about’ novel—in Quinn’s case all about the glamorous, dangerous, byzantine, and ultimately exciting world of fashion and high-end retail—and those readers would be right. But wait! There’s more! Quinn develops her storylines and plot in a way that keeps the world engaging and the books charging forward. And don’t get complacent—nothing is what it seems and no character is without great secrets that will twist events and surprise the reader in breathtaking ways. There’s a great deal of fun and entertainment to be had in falling into these beguiling webs.”

Frank Gaspar, author of Stealing Fatima, Endowed chair/distinguished professor and writer in residence, University of Massachusetts

With obvious “insider’s” knowledge, Darlene Quinn has created a web of intrigue that draws the reader into the best and worst of the retailer¹s world. I found myself rooting for her smart women, and wishing I could boo the villains. The book came with me on a trip, and once I began reading, I made sure it was always within easy reach. Best of all, I can say proudly, Darlene was once one of my students.

Maralys Wills author of Higher than Eagles, Author of Damn the Rejections, Full Speed Ahead

Darlene Quinn expertly captures the drama, greed, and emotional tumult of personal lives gone awry during the hostile takeover attempt of a high-end retail chain in Webs of Power.

Laura Taylor, award-winning author of Honorbound

Characters

Paige Toddman:

Her marriage to Consolidated’s West Coast Division CEO is threatened when she decides to raise the unwanted child she is carrying. Her choice is driven by her deeply, hidden past.

Ashleigh McDowell:

The fabric of her life begins to fray when her fiancé, president of Consolidated’s West Coast Division moves to Boston, and Charles Stuart, her father figure, faces a lawsuit that could wipe out his considerable shares of the company’s stock. She is Director of Human Resources for Bentleys Royale, a West Coast sub-division of Consolidated.

Viviana De Mornay:

Vain and power hungry, will stop at nothing to become the wife of the man leading the takeover. Viviana is the Director of Fashion Merchandising for Bentleys Royale.

Mark Toddman:

CEO of the West Coast Division of Consolidated. One of 13 children, he witnessed his mother grow old before her time, leaving no room for his father, who turned to alcohol and died at age 52. He is opposed to bringing a child into his life.

Conrad Taylor:

President of the West Coast Division of Consolidated must resign to take over his father’s Investment firm in Boston following his father’s stroke. He wants Ashleigh by his side, but her obligations on the West Coast prevent them from being together.

Philip Sloane:

Australian Real Estate Entrepreneur make hostile bid for Consolidated. Married to a woman in Australia, he is having a less than discrete affair with Viviana De Mornay.

Charles Stuart:

Raised Ashleigh from the age of two after she lost both of her parents. As the inspiration and builder of Bentleys Royale, the high-end department stores, now a sub-division of Consolidated, Charles is an active member of the board of directors. In the wake of the threatened hostile takeover of the stores he has devoted his life to building, he faces a vicious lawsuit, initiated by his mentally ill daughter.

Michael Wainwright:

Ashleigh’s former fiancé and an expert in company takeovers, is called in to assist Mark Toddman in his fight to keep Consolidated from falling to the flighty Australian.

There is a full cast of the type characters who inhabit the world of retail, Wall Street, and corporate takeovers, as well as those who deal in mergers and acquisitions, including financiers, attorneys, accountants, bankers, etc.