Overview
Juicy, suspenseful, and irresistible.”– Nina de Gramont, New York Times Bestselling author of The Christie Affair
“Sultry and mesmerizing…” – Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters
From the USA Today-bestselling author of Beautiful Little Fools, Jillian Cantor’s The Fiction Writer follows a writer hired by a handsome billionaire to write about his family history with Daphne du Maurier and finds herself drawn into a tangled web of obsession, marital secrets, and stolen manuscripts.
The once-rising literary star Olivia Fitzgerald is down on her luck. Her most recent novel—a retelling of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca—was a flop, her boyfriend of nine years just dumped her and she’s battling a bad case of writer’s block. So when her agent calls her with a high-paying ghostwriting opportunity, Olivia is all too willing to sign the NDA.
At first, the write-for-hire job seems too good to be true. All she has to do is interview Henry “Ash” Asherwood, a reclusive mega billionaire, twice named People’s Sexiest Man Alive, who wants her help in writing a book that reveals a shocking secret about his late grandmother and Daphne du Maurier. But when Olivia arrives at his Malibu estate, nothing is as it seems. The more Olivia digs into his grandmother’s past, the more questions she has—and before she knows it, she’s trapped in a gothic mystery of her own.
With as many twists and turns as the California coast, The Fiction Writer is a page-turner that explores the boundaries of creative freedom and whose stories we have the right to tell.
Review
Olivia is in need of some money. Her second novel was a complete flop and she is not making much progress on her next project. So, when a different type of writing job is offered to her, she jumps at it. All she has to do is interview a reclusive mega billionaire, Henry Asherwood. But, the more she investigates the more mysterious he becomes and she ends up in her own perilous situation. So many secrets!!!
This story started out pretty strong. Then it slowed down a good bit. I kept expecting it to pick up. It did, it was just too close to the end. I wanted more to happen in the middle. That being said, I did enjoy the setting of the California coast. And lord have mercy…Ash is a weird character. He would be someone that would set off alarm bells to any woman!
Need a twisted tale…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today!
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Jillian Cantor is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of eleven novels for teens and adults, which have been chosen for LibraryReads, Indie Next, Amazon Best of the Month, and have been translated into 13 languages. She has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Cantor currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.
BUY LINKS:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/077833418X/keywords=gothic?tag=harpercollinsus-20
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reecaspieces 
That’s what I gave it too.
Wasn’t a pull-you-in book.
Agreed. Just slow moving.