Afterburn |
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| Author:
| Harrison, Colin |
| Series title: | Softcover Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-58724-055-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2001 |
| Publisher: | Cengage Gale
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| Imprint: | Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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Charlie Ravich's brutal experience as a POW in Vietnam has more than prepared him for the cutthroat world of global commerce. Now a wealthy executive, Charlie has only one problem: his family is dying out. His wife teeters on the edge of Alzheimers's; their son has succumbed to leukemia; and their daughter, Julia, is unable to bear a child. Enter Christina, a voluptuous and beguiling Columbia University dropout - intelligent, selectively dishonest, filled with desire. Her affair with...
More DescriptionCharlie Ravich's brutal experience as a POW in Vietnam has more than prepared him for the cutthroat world of global commerce. Now a wealthy executive, Charlie has only one problem: his family is dying out. His wife teeters on the edge of Alzheimers's; their son has succumbed to leukemia; and their daughter, Julia, is unable to bear a child. Enter Christina, a voluptuous and beguiling Columbia University dropout - intelligent, selectively dishonest, filled with desire. Her affair with Rick Bocca, a member of big-time truck-theft ring run by mobster Tony V, has landed her in prison. After four years at Bedford Hills, she is suddenly released by the Manhattan DA's office - perhaps because she is innocent, perhaps not....