Books with title Hitting the Target

Brooklyn Prescott couldn’t be happier now that she’s returned to The Rosewood Academy for Academic Excellence. She has her friends back, has returned to equestrian training and she’s just about to turn eighteen. If only she didn’t have that Brady complication in her life, everything would be perfect. But not only is that complication still there, Brady’s become even harder to resist after Brooklyn’s time away from him; absence makes the heart grow fonder after all. Plus there’s that birthday gift he gave her that just about melted her heart. At least he’s not her coach while he’s recovering from his injury, so keeping her distance is somewhat easier. That is, until a stolen kiss crushes her resolve. Then Brooklyn’s past meets her present in a heart-stopping moment that threatens to topple her carefully constructed house of cards. Brooklyn’s half-truths all start to come back to haunt her and she realizes that part of being an adult is dealing with consequences, even when that means hearts get broken.Hitting the Target is the eighth installment of The Rosewoods, an exciting Young Adult series for readers who love fun, flirty love stories. The Rosewoods Series: Fresh Start (series prequel)Taking the ReinsMasqueradePlaying the PartReading Between the LinesI’ll Never Forget (prequel to This Point Forward)This Point ForwardRisking it All (Alternate POV short story)Making RipplesActing OutHitting the Target

What Happens When You Wake Up With A Target On Your Back? Just go and ask Michael Dolan, a young attorney and chief compliance officer for Bender Capital Lending, who finds himself the target of a federal criminal investigation. Set in the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisis, Michael is accused of taking part in a mortgage lending scheme. Left to contend with the injustice of the justice system, an overzealous and vengeful prosecutor and a long-time friend now cooperating with the FBI against him, Michael is forced to choose between maintaining his innocence or doing what is best for his family by accepting a plea deal. It’s an offer he can’t refuse … or can he? The Target is a page-turning examination of Washington and Wall Street’s betrayal of the public trust and illustrates the ease by which an innocent person can get caught up in a moral and legal struggle. Arden blends all the elements of greed, corruption, abuse of power and political intrigue into an emotionally charged financial legal thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting more at the end.

Brooklyn Prescott couldn’t be happier now that she’s returned to The Rosewood Academy for Academic Excellence. She has her friends back, has returned to equestrian training and she’s just about to turn eighteen. If only she didn’t have that Brady complication in her life, everything would be perfect. But not only is that complication still there, Brady’s become even harder to resist after Brooklyn’s time away from him; absence makes the heart grow fonder after all. Plus there’s that birthday gift he gave her that just about melted her heart. At least he’s not her coach while he’s recovering from his injury, so keeping her distance is somewhat easier. That is, until a stolen kiss crushes her resolve. Then Brooklyn’s past meets her present in a heart-stopping moment that threatens to topple her carefully constructed house of cards. Brooklyn’s half-truths all start to come back to haunt her and she realizes that part of being an adult is dealing with consequences, even when that means hearts get broken. Hitting the Target is the eighth installment of The Rosewoods, an exciting Young Adult series for readers who love fun, flirty love stories.

In his debut novel —The Target, author Dean Arden spins a modern-day tale of deception, intrigue, and suspense. A social and political commentary that offers insight into Washington and Wall Street’s betrayal of the public trust and the dangers of unrestrained power, personal and corporate greed, and partisan corruption. Set in the backdrop of the 2008 financial crises Michael Dolan — the Chief Compliance Officer for a moderately sized subprime mortgage lender, Bender Capital Lending — is suddenly and unexpectedly cast as an accomplice in a vast predatory lending scheme landing him as the target of a federal criminal investigation. As he is left to contend with the injustice of the justice system, his family and friends rising and falling around him, the news-media relentlessly portrays him as a corrupt attorney, and his long-time friend cooperates with the FBI to testify against him. The once achievable goal of winning at trial quickly fading, Michael is forced to choose between maintaining his innocence or accepting a plea deal and doing what’s best for his young family. It’s as much scary as it is possible. A page-turning examination of the legal system, the world of politics, the so-called social elite, and the ease by which the average person can get caught-up within a moral and legal struggle only to be chewed up and spit out by those with their own agenda. The Target taps into issues that are relevant to today’s social and political climate, and is a must-read for those who wonder about the struggle for power, the price of liberty, the testament of love, the boundaries of friendship, and the test of faith. The Target is a novel that blends all the elements of a financial who done it crime drama, with political intrigue and intense personal emotions. A real-life thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat and wanting more at the end.

Brooklyn Prescott couldn’t be happier now that she’s returned to The Rosewood Academy for Academic Excellence. She has her friends back, has returned to equestrian training and she’s just about to turn eighteen. If only she didn’t have that Brady complication in her life, everything would be perfect. But not only is that complication still there, Brady’s become even harder to resist after Brooklyn’s time away from him; absence makes the heart grow fonder after all. Plus there’s that birthday gift he gave her that just about melted her heart. At least he’s not her coach while he’s recovering from his injury, so keeping her distance is somewhat easier. That is, until a stolen kiss crushes her resolve. Then Brooklyn’s past meets her present in a heart-stopping moment that threatens to topple her carefully constructed house of cards. Brooklyn’s half-truths all start to come back to haunt her and she realizes that part of being an adult is dealing with consequences, even when that means hearts get broken. Hitting the Target is the eighth installment of The Rosewoods, an exciting Young Adult series for readers who love fun, flirty love stories.