The Ghost - Tapa blanda

Sinopsis

Ryan leads a relatively simple life. Quiet, introspective, and full of care for those around him, Ryan’s kind but humble personality has left him on the sidelines of his more outgoing friends for years. It’s not until one fateful night when his entire existence is spun on its head. As he grabs a drink to avoid the company of a raucous crowd, she approaches him. Tall, slender, with an undeniable heat, Ryan is instantly brought to his knees with desire. Amanda is everything Ryan’s been waiting for. As time progresses, they find their lives intertwining further and further. At times, her power over him is almost scary. Is it possible to fall for someone so quickly and still hold onto yourself? But slowly, something changes. Ryan finds himself searching the shadows for men who threaten the bubble of their happy existence together. He knows he should trust her, and Amanda urges him to, trying to pull him back to reality as his obsession with her grows. But how can he trust her, when she’s so much more than he ever hoped for? A fateful night. A crowded bar. A man slips from the peripheral into Ryan’s focus, and he feels himself poisoned by anger as the man lays a hand on Amanda, urging her to go home with him. He’s a real estate mogul, handling a booming business. As Ryan approaches to stake his claim, he’s unnerved by the man’s sheer disdain. The tycoon leaves them, but not before haunting Ryan with words he can’t forget: that he’s worthless. As the poison slowly takes over his system, Ryan spirals out of control, his sense of self lost in his obsession and his confusion. Amanda, the woman of his dreams, the object of his heart’s desires. Amanda, the woman whose perfection taunts him. Before he can reconcile these two sides, before he can stop the war which rages internally, he sees her once again with this stranger, and something inside of him breaks. The man hits the ground, and Amanda leaves him, once and for all. Life without her lacks meaning, clarity, purpose, as Ryan moves through each day on autopilot. It takes one more fateful night to bring his journey full circle. Thrown in the back of a van, abducted, beaten and tortured by the businessman whose power goes far beyond what Ryan could have imagined, Ryan finds himself at the mercy of a monster. Spat back out into the world, Ryan is now consumed with another burning desire: revenge. His nemesis’ grand extravaganza business launch draws near. Ryan is prepared. He enters the building, swerving through the crowd which drips with glitter and gold. He has his eyes on one target. The man enters. Takes the stage. Welcomes the crowd, his enjoyment of the moment glinting in his eyes. Ryan calls out for him. They lock eyes. In one, life changing instant, Ryan pulls the trigger. His battle has been won - a truth he realises only as he wakes up to the horror of everything it has cost. How did he get here? And where is the woman whose obsession drove him to this? As he sits in prison, awaiting a death sentence, a meeting takes place on the city’s edge. One man, and one woman. This is the woman Ryan has known, and trusted - or is it? A tense psychological thriller full of twists, turns and intrigue, The Ghost questions obsession, love, power and manipulation in a tumultuous build until its unforgettable end. pentopublish2017

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