Lara's Journal: A Sizzling,
Psychological Suspense (Hidden Motives Book 2) by A. Gavazzoni
Simone Bennet is
on a long vacation, trying to heal from the trauma she suffered at the hands of
a serial-killer kidnapper. After looking death in the face, she tries to
develop a new outlook on life—live in the moment!
Carl, the
charming lawyer, is back, asking once more for Simone’s help, this time in
analyzing Lara’s journals, which were discovered by her siblings after her
death. In her own words, Lara divulges all her secrets, and reveals a dramatic
world of betrayal, passion, and the most unusual sexual behaviors, exposing the
beautiful architect’s troubled life.
As Simone tries
to deal with the contents of Lara's haunting diaries, one of her patients gets
himself into a bit of legal trouble, forcing Simone to return early from her
vacation. Although she's happy to be back on her home turf, she finds herself
surrounded by a whole new set of problems.
A killer is out
there, and this time, he seems to be after the people Simone cares about most.
Suddenly, people around her are dying, a stalker/admirer keeps showing up at
all the wrong times, and Simone’s dear friend Edward has a new
girlfriend—forcing Simone to analyze her feelings for him and her attraction to
Carl.
Cold Coffee Review: Lara's Journal by A. Gavazzoni is a
continuing story begun in book one titled Behind The Door. Those of us
following this series know it is a sizzling psychological, erotic romance,
suspense thriller that will keep you turning the page.
In book two,
Simone is still struggling with Post Traumatic Stress disorder while continuing
to treat her patients that suffer from sexual behavior disorders. While in book
one, the reader was privy to Mark’s journal, in book two we swing back and forth
from Simone’s life and clinal practice to looking over her shoulder to read
about Laura’s life through her writings as Laura opens with this: “They say
everyone has a story to tell, and I suppose that’s probably true, but some
people’s stories are more bizarre than others. I would like to tell you mine.
If I had to choose a genre for my
life story, I’d have to pick erotica…maybe a little romance…with a healthy dose
of horror thrown in for good measure… It’s definitely not a fairy tale,
although I did have a fairy godmother, of sorts…but more on that later.”
Conflicted
between her own life, her patients and Laura’s Journal that seem to have a hold
on her, Simone would put the diary down only to ask questions, sleep, dream.
Get work done and return to the journal throughout the day until exhaustion
forced her sleep. When reading Simone would lose track of time like readers
with a great suspense thriller. Her psychology driven thought process caused
her to question: “Madness, how old was that girl? How could she ever lead a
normal sex life when all she had learned was wrong, depraved, and twisted?
Simone remembered
Lara’s words from one of Mark’s diaries: “I was forged!” That was the word—the
girl had been through hell and damnation, and all her values were corrupted.
She hadn’t had any moral standards. Then again, her entire life had been based
on what Arthur had told her was correct, so how could she?”
For a stimulating
read and insight into sexual dysfunction, I invite you to purchase both Behind
The Door and Lara’s Journal before moving on to the third book in this series
titled The Brilliant Game. I purchased
this book from Kindle on July 30, 2018 and this review posted on July 29, 2018.
Genre:
Literature, Fiction, Erotica, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Suspense
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Behind The Door: A Sizzling,
Psychological Suspense
(Hidden Motives Book 1) by A. Gavazzoni
(Hidden Motives Book 1) by A. Gavazzoni
When Lara dies at
the hands of a Manhattan lawyer during a sex game, his defense attorney, Carl,
hires Simone, a psychiatrist, professor and author of books on sexual behavior
to help him buttress his argument that Lara’s death was accidental.
To help his
defense, Carl’s client has written a detailed account of his steamy, year-long
relationship with Lara. Carl gives the text to Simone for analysis. While
evaluating the presumed killer’s writing, Simone continues to receive
psychiatric patients with sexual disorders and unusual fantasies, and to
research strange sexual behavior for her next book.
Meanwhile,
Simone’s clinical partner, friend and research colleague, Edward, is working
with the police to capture a serial killer who is torturing and killing women.
From hot and unusual sex and interesting psychiatric patients, to the swing
houses of New York and Paris, this fast-paced page-turner is a blend of
mystery, suspense, humor, romance and erotica.
Cold Coffee Review: Behind The Door is book one in Author A.
Gavazzoni’s ‘Hidden Motives’ series. This book is a “sizzling psychological
suspense” thriller with both erotic romance structured in an adult theme with
strong language.
Descriptive
writing, strong characters and interesting life situations kept me engaged
throughout the thirty chapters. Interesting plot that continually keeps the
reader on his or her toes as the story switches between ‘Present Day-Simone’
and ‘Mark’s Journal’.
Simone, an
attractive, intelligent and dedicated psychiatrist, author and professor with a
large client list of both men and women suffering with sexual behavioral issues
such as paraphilia and hipoxiphilia. Maybe you, as with me, before I read this
book don’t really know what paraphilia and hipoxiphilia is. Both of these
represent sexual behavior that involves fantasy and controlled strangulation
with consenting partners.
Life steps up a
beat for Simone when Carl, a Manhattan defense attorney hires her in a murder
trial. If reading ‘Mark’s Journal’ isn’t enough stimulation for Simone, her
“clinical partner, friend and research colleague, Edward, is working with the
police to capture a serial killer who is torturing and killing women”.
I would like to
share a quote with you from chapter three ‘Present Day-Simone’ to whet your
appetite for the read.
“Addiction to
adrenalin. The woman warned right at the start that she had a pathology. Her
addiction could have been the result of any number of causes. Normally, some kind of disorder brings it on.
The addict seeks intense thrills, sometimes danger. The worst part is that such
people have little sense of real danger. They don’t wish for death but they
don’t fear it either.
Maybe Carl was
right. Lara hadn’t been murdered; her death had been an accident. Accidents
happen to people with that kind of problem. What could have been Lara’s
pathology? Then there was Mark, a man apparently with his feet on the ground
who was drawn to the flame. Many men like him are attracted to psychopaths. But
he was rash. And maybe Lara wasn’t psychopathic. It was hard to diagnose with
so few pages. But a shrink’s mind can’t read something without diagnosing it.
Maybe the whole tale was made up.”
If you have an
adventurous mind, I recommend this stimulating read. The story is told well
enough that it might end up on the silver screen on day. If you enjoy this
book, I encourage you to purchase the next book in the sequel titled ‘Lara’s
Journal’.
I (Theodocia
McLean) endorse ‘Behind The Door’ by A. Gavazzoni as the genre I might have
missed. Maybe murder, maybe a mutual sexual consent that took an unexpected
turn? I will leave you with the task of answering this question and follow the
trail of a serial killer at the same time. I purchased this book on May 10,
2017 and the review was completed on May 12, 2017.
Genre:
Literature, Fiction, Erotica, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Suspense
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The
Brilliant Game (Hidden Motives Book 3) by A. Gavazzoni
Psychiatrist Simone Bennet feels like a pawn on a chessboard—as if some
invisible, master chess player is toying with her life and the lives of the
people she loves and cares for.
A series of horrific events—several murders and Simone being tortured at
the hands of a serial killer—culminate in the kidnapping of her daughter and
have turned Simone’s life upside down.
Struggling to stay afloat in the middle of a sea of chaos, Simone
continues to receive her psychiatric patients and do more work for the New York
attorney, Carl, while local police, the FBI, and Edward—Simone’s boyfriend,
best friend, and business partner—are working hard to locate her child.
Simone is analyzing another set of Lara’s journals, and she becomes
dragged into a vortex of sex addiction, suffering, and Lara’s struggle for some
kind of balance in her life, while Simone battles an inner fight against her
mixed feelings for the enigmatic lawyer.
Filled with twists and turns, this final book in the Hidden Motives
trilogy reveals a deranged, steamy, and disturbingly brilliant game of sex,
murder, and mystery and chronicles a woman’s conflict between love and reason.
Fasten your seat belts before you embark on this roller coaster and
prepare for the most unpredictable end.
Genre:
Literature, Fiction, Erotica, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Suspense
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Cold Coffee Press Spotlight Interview With
Author A. Gavazzoni
A. Gavazzoni is a
Brazilian author. She just won The Golden Book Award- Readers Choice for her
first novel Behind The Door.
Adriana is a
lawyer, a former professor of law and a writer of novels and legal books, but
she is also a voracious reader.
She speaks four
languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. When she is not practicing
law or writing, she enjoys many interests and is a very active person. She
loves to dance (Tango) and workout.
She loves to
travel, loves good wine, and has been studying astrology for fifteen years. She
paints and loves to cook.
She has two
poodles -Gaia and Juno -and loves all animals. She is an aunt of four nieces
who enjoy to paint and cook alongside their aunt. She lives in Brazil and is in
the process of writing her next novel.
Adriana invites
readers to visit her website/blog anytime for updates of upcoming books and
events. http://www.agavazzoni.com
Interview:
What makes you proud to be a writer from
Brazil? Brazil is a blend
of cultures, religions, colors and freedom that inspired me to write novels
based on all kinds of subjects, from psychiatry to sex, with no bias and no
judgments.
What or who inspired you to become a
writer? My legal career,
the necessity to tell my clients’ stories for judges made me a story teller but
also my passion for books, I’m a voracious reader and I love a good story. I
believe my love for books inspired me to write.
Did your environment or upbringing play a
major role in your writing and did you use it to your advantage? My upbringing was great, my parents always
gave me a lot of freedom to do things my way, they were always very supportive
of my decisions and that helps a lot when you decide to start a different
career like writing. To have a supportive family allows me to fly.
When did you begin writing with the
intention of becoming published? Two
years ago, but I have been writing since I was a kid.
What has been your most rewarding
experience with your writing process? To
be able to do what I love most in life, tell stories.
What has been your most rewarding
experience in your publishing journey? Publishing brought new and wonderful friends among writers
and readers to my life, people from all corners of the world. That’s the best
in my opinion, to have friends.
How many published books do you have? Four. A legal book published in Brazil
and Three Novels.
Please list the titles of all your books: Behind The Door, Lara's Journal and The
Brilliant Game.
Please tell us the genre of each of your
books. Both are
Psychological and erotic thrillers.
Do you come up with your title(s) before
or after you write the manuscript? The
first one I was in the middle when the name came to me and the second one I
knew from the beginning. Now I'm in the process of writing a new novel and I
don't have a title in mind yet.
Please introduce your genre and why you
prefer to write in that genre? My
genre is a blend of psychological and erotic thrillers. I’m a huge fan of
mysteries and thrillers, because I love to be surprised. I love the
unpredictable, so thrillers are my genre.
I wanted my novel to have all right ingredients like Passion, mystery,
unpredictability, love and drama that only psychological and erotic thrillers
can have.
What one positive piece of advice would
you give to other authors? If
you want to be an author, start writing for yourself and don’t mind about
pleasing people, think about writing for your own pleasure and you will have a
masterpiece.
Who is your favorite author and why? So many marvelous writers inspired me…to
start with, the classical ones, such as Emily Bronte, Stendhal, Dumas, Saad
Marquis, Margaret Mitchell…and modern ones, such as Morris West, Marc Levy, Tom
Clancy, Dan Brown, John Grisham, and Colleen McCullough…but I could list a
hundred here…the poems of Alisson Matos—a Brazilian writer, and poetry from
Baudelaire to Allan Poe.
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