Books with author Amy Friedman

Winner 2010 Audie Award, Best "Original Work" Parents' Choice Gold Medal, for story telling National Association of Parenting Publications Gold Medal for Story telling World Story telling Award With six multicultural folktales, myths and legends of goddesses and heroines, read by some of stage and screen's goddesses, including Paula Poundstone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica DiCicco, Yvette Freeman, Wendy Hammers and jazz singer Margot Rose, each story accompanied by original music

*** Gold Medalist: 2019 Readers' Favorite Mystery Book Award winner and a finalist thriller in the National Indie Excellence Award! *** A successful million-dollar startup is David Pascal's dream. But some people would kill to get a piece of it. David wants three things in life: a successful start-up, a wife, and a family. But a series of bad encounters and a failed relationship drove him to attempt suicide. The only thing that prevents him from taking his life is Rick, a good-looking life coach, who moves in next door. Rick offers to help David get back on his feet but he may have an ulterior motive. When David sees Rick's beautiful wife, Angela, for the first time—he knows he's in trouble. After David and Rick raise millions from a questionable investor—someone steals their money, which gets the FBI involved, and Angela's father becomes the main suspect. David's world shatters after Rick and Angela disappear, as he races to find the couple, stay alive, and come up with the cash—before it's too late. Don't Dare to Dream is Dan Friedman's award-winning debut thriller. If you enjoy gripping suspense, twists and turns, and unpredictable characters—you'll love Dan Friedman's thrilling ride.

Lifetime Original Movie!New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy . . .Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science . . . and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother's estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship . . . and reality.

An email received by accident. An agent on the verge of a meltdown. The two neighbors cooperate to save their careers and their lives. Emily Turing receives a threatening email by mistake. She tries to learn who wants to get rid of her and why. She co-founded a successful startup in a male-dominated world, and she’s torn between her loyalty to Jessica, her boss and co-founder, and Mike, her co-worker and new love. FBI Agent Bob Alexis’s life crashes when he discovers Lisa, his wife, wants to leave him. He’s married to his job. When he discovers she had an affair—it becomes unbearable, and he almost loses his mind.When Emily, Bob’s neighbor, turns to him for help—it might be too late for both of them.Never Reply All is the fast-paced prequel novella to the award-winning thriller Don't Dare to Dream. Here you can learn more about Special Agent Bob Alexis’s life and investigations.Dan Friedman's debut crime thriller Don't Dare to Dream won the 2019 Reader's Favorite Mystery Gold Medal Book Award and was a finalist thriller in the National Indie Excellence Award. If you enjoy gripping suspense, twists and turns, and unpredictable characters—you'll love Dan Friedman's thrilling ride. The novella is also available for free if you subscribe to the newsletter on my website.

Get your drama on as the girls from the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, SOUTH BEACH, strut back into the limelight in another sizzling spring break tale of romance, friendship, and crushes gone bad.Two beautiful girls. One sexy city. Endless opportunities for l'amour.When ALEXA ST. LAURENT falls in love, she falls hard. Can she keep her cool after meeting a French guy who's too good to be true and too hard to resist? For HOLLY JACOBSON, being in love with her boyfriend, Tyler, is as natural as breathing. But there's no denying that Alexa's Parisian cousin Pierre takes Holly's breath away....On a whirlwind rendezvous in Paris, the City of Love, Alexa and Holly are about to discover that everything sounds sexier in French.

Bestselling author Aimee Friedman is back, with her signature combination of warmth and humor. And with this book, she adds a touch of fantasy. . .Now a Lifetime Original Movie!Sixteen-year-old Miranda Merchant is great at science. . .and not so great with boys. After major drama with her boyfriend and (now ex) best friend, she's happy to spend the summer on small, mysterious Selkie Island, helping her mother sort out her late grandmother's estate.There, Miranda finds new friends and an island with a mysterious, mystical history, presenting her with facts her logical, scientific mind can't make sense of. She also meets Leo, who challenges everything she thought she knew about boys, friendship. . .and reality.

ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . .ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . .When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue - but nothing is as it seems.In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most.From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

ONE SUMMER in the French countryside, among sun-kissed fields of lavender . . . ANOTHER SUMMER in upstate New York, along familiar roads that lead to surprises . . . When Summer Everett makes a split-second decision, her summer divides into two parallel worlds. In one, she travels to France, where she's dreamed of going: a land of chocolate croissants, handsome boys, and art museums. In the other, she remains home, in her ordinary suburb, where she expects her ordinary life to continue — but nothing is as it seems. In both summers, she will fall in love and discover new sides of herself. What may break her, though, is a terrible family secret, one she can't hide from anywhere. In the end, it might just be the truth she needs the most. From New York Times bestselling author Aimee Friedman comes an irresistible, inventive novel that takes readers around the world and back again, and asks us what matters more: the journey or the destination.

HOT SAND. HOT CLUBS. HOT GUYS.What more could two girls want? Try the same guy.SPRING BREAK. SOUTH BEACH. 'NUFF SAID.On a trip to a place where anything can happen -- and does -- two ex-best friends discover that a chance encounter can lead to the chance of a lifetime.HOLLY: Dream date or bad fate? She wants true love--and a break from her strict parents. Perhaps a spring fling will do? ALEXA: Flirting with destiny or flirting with disaster? The guy of her dreams turns out to be her friend's first love. How far is she willing to go? This year, Spring Break is going to be scandalous!

2019 Reader's Favorite Mystery Book Award winner!A successful million-dollar start-up is David Pascal's dream. But some people would kill to get a piece of it. David wants three things in life: a successful start-up, a wife, and a family. But a series of bad encounters and a failed relationship drove him to attempt suicide.The only thing that prevents him from taking his life is Rick, a good-looking life coach, who moves in next door. Rick offers to help David get back on his feet but he may have an ulterior motive. When David sees Rick's beautiful wife, Angela, for the first time--he knows he's in trouble.After David and Rick raise millions from a questionable investor--someone steals their money, which gets the FBI involved, and Angela's father becomes the main suspect. David's world shatters after Rick and Angela disappear, as he races to find the couple, stay alive, and come up with the cash--before it's too late.Don't Dare to Dream is Dan Friedman's award-winning debut crime thriller. If you enjoy gripping suspense, twists and turns, and unpredictable characters--you'll love Dan Friedman's thrilling ride.