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Degrees of Love is Lisa Slabach's first novel. She is currently working on her third full-length manuscript and a collection of short stories inspired by her experiences growing up in a small farm community in Washington's Yakima Valley. In addition to writing, Lisa works for a Fortune 500 Company, leading a sales team in the financial industry. She currently resides in Davis, California with her husband and has two daughters who are both pursuing careers in film.
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Degrees of Love: A Novel
by Lisa Slabach

Overview


In this smart and sexy page turner, Silicon Valley soccer mom, Susan Sinclair is trapped in a moral quagmire when she becomes entangled with her beguiling new boss.  Sprinkled with touching humor, Degrees of Love will take you on an emotionally gripping ride as Susan wrestles with the pangs and anguish of loneliness and guilt in her quest for happiness and love.  Torn between her family and a fundamental need for intimacy, she asks the question, what happens if I risk my family’s well-being for my own fulfillment?  What happens to them and me if I don’t?

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Description


“An engaging story that shines an honest light on what it means to be truly happy.”  —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In this powerful debut, a successful businesswoman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will shake her to the core.

Like the shiny new BMW parked in the driveway of the Silicon Valley home she shares with her husband, Matt, and their two boys, Susan Sinclair exudes confidence and style. Newly promoted to a prestigious Senior Vice President position at her firm, Susan is the picture of personal and professional success.

Yet appearances are deceiving. With each advance in Susan’s career, Matt has grown more distant. But he refuses to admit there is a problem, and Susan, determined to give her boys the close-knit family life she never had, forces herself to play along.

Then she meets her new boss, Reese Kirkpatrick. She and Reese become a crackerjack team, but little by little, pleasure mixes with business. For the first time in a long time, Susan feels seen and appreciated for who she is.

In a moment of weakness, friendship becomes something more. Now, unable to stomach the façade her marriage has become yet unwilling to decimate her family by moving forward with Reese, Susan faces a choice that could cost her everything—including her children . . . but possibly bring her more than she can dream.

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Overview


In this smart and sexy page turner, Silicon Valley soccer mom, Susan Sinclair is trapped in a moral quagmire when she becomes entangled with her beguiling new boss.  Sprinkled with touching humor, Degrees of Love will take you on an emotionally gripping ride as Susan wrestles with the pangs and anguish of loneliness and guilt in her quest for happiness and love.  Torn between her family and a fundamental need for intimacy, she asks the question, what happens if I risk my family’s well-being for my own fulfillment?  What happens to them and me if I don’t?

Read more

Description


“An engaging story that shines an honest light on what it means to be truly happy.”  —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In this powerful debut, a successful businesswoman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will shake her to the core.

Like the shiny new BMW parked in the driveway of the Silicon Valley home she shares with her husband, Matt, and their two boys, Susan Sinclair exudes confidence and style. Newly promoted to a prestigious Senior Vice President position at her firm, Susan is the picture of personal and professional success.

Yet appearances are deceiving. With each advance in Susan’s career, Matt has grown more distant. But he refuses to admit there is a problem, and Susan, determined to give her boys the close-knit family life she never had, forces herself to play along.

Then she meets her new boss, Reese Kirkpatrick. She and Reese become a crackerjack team, but little by little, pleasure mixes with business. For the first time in a long time, Susan feels seen and appreciated for who she is.

In a moment of weakness, friendship becomes something more. Now, unable to stomach the façade her marriage has become yet unwilling to decimate her family by moving forward with Reese, Susan faces a choice that could cost her everything—including her children . . . but possibly bring her more than she can dream.

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Book details

Genre:FICTION

Subgenre:Women

Language:English

Pages:344

eBook ISBN:9781543907223

Paperback ISBN:9781543907216


Overview


In this smart and sexy page turner, Silicon Valley soccer mom, Susan Sinclair is trapped in a moral quagmire when she becomes entangled with her beguiling new boss.  Sprinkled with touching humor, Degrees of Love will take you on an emotionally gripping ride as Susan wrestles with the pangs and anguish of loneliness and guilt in her quest for happiness and love.  Torn between her family and a fundamental need for intimacy, she asks the question, what happens if I risk my family’s well-being for my own fulfillment?  What happens to them and me if I don’t?

Read more

Description


“An engaging story that shines an honest light on what it means to be truly happy.”  —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

In this powerful debut, a successful businesswoman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that will shake her to the core.

Like the shiny new BMW parked in the driveway of the Silicon Valley home she shares with her husband, Matt, and their two boys, Susan Sinclair exudes confidence and style. Newly promoted to a prestigious Senior Vice President position at her firm, Susan is the picture of personal and professional success.

Yet appearances are deceiving. With each advance in Susan’s career, Matt has grown more distant. But he refuses to admit there is a problem, and Susan, determined to give her boys the close-knit family life she never had, forces herself to play along.

Then she meets her new boss, Reese Kirkpatrick. She and Reese become a crackerjack team, but little by little, pleasure mixes with business. For the first time in a long time, Susan feels seen and appreciated for who she is.

In a moment of weakness, friendship becomes something more. Now, unable to stomach the façade her marriage has become yet unwilling to decimate her family by moving forward with Reese, Susan faces a choice that could cost her everything—including her children . . . but possibly bring her more than she can dream.

Read more

About the author


Degrees of Love is Lisa Slabach's first novel. She is currently working on her third full-length manuscript and a collection of short stories inspired by her experiences growing up in a small farm community in Washington's Yakima Valley. In addition to writing, Lisa works for a Fortune 500 Company, leading a sales team in the financial industry. She currently resides in Davis, California with her husband and has two daughters who are both pursuing careers in film.

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