"An exhilarating revenge thriller that will hold readers breathless from start to finish." -BestThrillers.com "A steamy and electrifying revenge tale." -Kirkus Reviews "A thoroughly engrossing thriller that is especially highly recommended for collections seeking strong female protagonists...delightfully thought-provoking." -Midwest Book Review From the award-winning author of Trading Secrets comes another page-turning look inside Celeste Donovan's elusive world. Risky Assets, the sequel_,_ is brimming with mystery and failed alliances. Celeste Donovan appears to have everything a modern woman dreams of—the doting fiancé Theodore, the penthouse apartment, and a supermodel physique with a mathematician mind. But not all that glitters is gold. A high-powered finance executive with a dark past, she’s experienced unspeakable loss at the hand of her abusive ex, Omar, and she nearly fell apart the previous year when Theodore disappeared, believed to be killed by Omar. She has healed from the trauma now and is ready to move on as one of the world’s richest women and settle back into her glamorous jet-setting lifestyle. As Celeste and Theodore set out to plan their future, she realizes she cannot live the rest of her life in fear that Omar will strike again. She vows to get rid of him and anyone else who stands in the way of the happy ending she’s fighting for. Her plans become complicated after discovering that Omar has become an agent of the US government. When her friends approach her to finally join forces with them and rogue federal agents, she’s boxed into a corner. Now, Celeste is living with secrets so tortured that if discovered, could destroy what she’s so carefully built. Will she be successful in making the world a safer place for herself and those she loves? Or will her appetite for vengeance jeopardize it all?