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Hi there,

When I finished the first Lust, Money & Murder trilogy, I thought I was done. The ending was Happily Ever After. Nick and Elaine got married, had a couple of kids, and settled in France.

Then readers started screaming for more. More Elaine, more Cattoretti, more Dmitry.

I thought it was impossible. I said to my wife, “How can I write more books if Elaine is MARRIED with KIDS? Does James Bond have a wife and children? Of course not.”

She suggested that Elaine could keep her Secret Service job while also dealing with the ordinary problems of being a wife and mother. That might make the stories richer and more interesting, not less.

She was right. (She usually is.)

That conversation became the Russian Trilogy. But before Elaine could get back to work, I had to deal with the man readers love to hate.

Book 1 picks up right where the first trilogy left off: Elaine Brogan has just kicked Giorgio Cattoretti over a cliff into the Mediterranean Sea.

He survives. Barely. The Italian criminal mastermind has lost everything…including his left eye.

Now “The Cat” is hiding out on the island of Cyprus, dodging the Russian mafia, and painstakingly planning the biggest art crime in history.

Will he land on his feet? Grab Book 1 free today and find out.

FREE BOOK OF THE DAY

The Russian Trilogy, Book 1 (Lust, Money & Murder #4) by Mike Wells

The Russian Trilogy, Book 1
(Lust, Money & Murder #4)

Today only, it's FREE on Amazon. Tomorrow it goes back to full price.

👉 Get Book 1 FREE

Want all three? 👉 The Russian Trilogy Boxed Set

From now on, every issue of this newsletter will include one of my books FREE, but only for one day. So pay attention to these darn newsletters! 😃

Bye for now,

Mike

P.S. Have you read all my books?

 

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Lust, Money & Murder

Stand-Alone Novels


Outback Diamonds (LM&M #16)

Marilyn's Secret Liptstick (LM&M #17)


Mortal Silence (LM&M #18)


 

More 'Unputdownable' Books by Mike Wells
(Click on the photos for full synopses)

International Crime Thriller - Lust, Money & Murder (Series)
The deeper she goes, the more she risks becoming a criminal herself.


Crime/Psychological Thriller
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.


Crime Thriller - The Drive-By Wife
Takes "home invasion" to an entirely new level.


Crime Thriller - The Domino Murders
Seven men. One woman. Every fall leads to the next.

The Domino Murders - All 4 Episodes boxed set


Crime Thriller/Serial Murders - With Mother's Approval
A mother's love is eternal. For some, it's lethal.


Romantic Suspense - Forbidden (Series)
Temptation has its price.


New Adult Sci-Fi Adventure - Wild Child (Series)
You don't choose the green water...the green water chooses you.


Horror/Black Comedy
Babies always know...and they don't forget.


 

Technothriller - The Tesla Secret
Unlocking Tesla’s free energy secret could power the world...or end their lives.


Technothriller - Blind Scorpion
He could walk away a hero...but for which country?




YA Sci-Fi Romance - The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer 
Lost in between worlds, will his heart lead him home?


Romantic Comedy - Secrets of the Elusive Lover
He plays the field, but she changes the game.


Coming of Age Suspense - The Wrong Side of the Tracks
First love in the teenage hell known as high school.

 

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