The Offering

What do you get when you cross Sydney Bristow of Alias with Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Carla Deville.She's a kick-ass CIA operative, who relies on the power of logic and reason to always get her man. But now she's up against the Illuminati, a shadowy occult organization that has abducted her sister and plans to launch a nuclear terrorist attack. To make matters worse, Mark Lyons, the arrogant rich boy she once loved and lost keeps turning up in the wrong places. Can she believe him when he claims to still love her, or is he simply carrying out some part of the Illuminati's evil plan?

From the Inside Flap

The Offering is the second book in Lisa Frieden's Cota Club Series, which tell the stories of five best friends, who grew up together on Cota Street in Santa Barbara. The Offering tells Carla Deville's story. It is the second in the series, after Love and Money: a Santa Barbara Mystery.

From the Back Cover

"....a quick and entertaining spy romp." -- Kirkus Reviews Carla Deville is a kick-ass CIA operative, who relies on the power of logic and reason to always get her man, that is until she finds herself up against the Illuminati, a shadowy occult organization that abducts her sister and plans to launch a nuclear terrorist attack.To make matters worse, Mark Lyons, the arrogant rich boy she once loved and lost keeps turning up in the wrong places. Can she believe him when he claims to still love her, or is he carrying out some part of the Illuminati's evil plan? The Cota Club books tell the stories of five best friends, who grew up together on Cota Street in Santa Barbara. The Offering tells Carla Deville's story. It is the second in the series, afterLove and Money: a Santa Barbara Mystery.

About the Author

Lisa Frieden grew up in Southern California, with a side trip around the world as a kid, college at Harvard, and a few unforgettable years in Santa Barbara. She's read everything from William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf, and Toni Morrison to Sue Grafton, Jayne Ann Krenz, and Elizabeth Lowell. Her own books reflect this diversity, from Dialysis a Memoir, to her romantic suspense novels: The Offering and Finding Clarity: Romantic Suspense in the Humboldt Redwoods, to her mystery, Love and Money: a Santa Barbara Mystery. She currently lives in California and is at work on her project. lisafrieden.com

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