For Diana Jones, the opportunity to work as assistant to partner Robert Royalton for the prestigious law firm of Smith & Hampton is an opportunity to move up in the world. From a powerful, aristocratic family, Royalton's position and status were the markers of a career on the rise to the highest level of the firm. Once settled in, though, Diana finds herself caught up in a whirlwind of romance, dark secrets, and even darker threats. Soon engaged, she receives mysterious notes signed with the name "Nemesis," but she is unsure whether the notes are meant as a threat or if they were sent as a...

When the owner of D'Almagro Fashion and Talents is brutally murdered, it is just the beginning of a rising number of strange assault and murder cases. As Detective Ivy Kim plunges into the ever-widening chasm of clues, she must investigate and examine the lifestyle of each suspect as they expose varying degrees of sanity and fear. The Japanese Masseuse revolves around mayhem, malevolence, and dissociative identity. Dark, compelling and filled with suspense, it is guaranteed to keep you guessing until the end. Going beyond the limits of current publishing trends, Pedersen's cast of characters...