The Secret Brokers

Overview

Written by the multi-award-winning Weis who is a member of the International Thriller Writers Association, this series is optioned and in development for a TV series  

THE DARKER THE SECRET, THE HIGHER THE PRICE. Dallas August runs a dangerous business—an organization of elite spies for hire.The secrets trade. Nothing is off limits, and no price is too high. When asked to uncover what recluse Gwen Marsh knows about a Mafia kingpin's death, Dallas poses as a bodyguard to get close to his target, but the stubborn Asian beauty wants nothing to do with him. As the FBI and the Mafia close in, danger drives them together, but can he protect Gwen, or will Dallas be the one risking everything to discover what she is really hiding? Dallas August is about to find out how dangerous life can be as one of the Secret Brokers.Once you are in, there is no turning back.

Reviews

"Her setting is New Orleans and is so accurately portrayed that I feel I can walk the streets of the Quarter, or up St. Charles, and run into one of the many individuals I have come to know …!" ~ A New Orleans Artist "The New Orleans setting is a favorite of mine and Ms. Weis brings it to life. She has a talent for writing descriptions so vividly … I am able to see and smell the French Quarter…" ~ My Book Addiction Book Blogger "Rare is the story that simmers and rises to a boil so naturally and constantly that the reader manages to be repeatedly shocked … a full-speed rollercoaster that doesn't slow down until the final page. Employing an evocative setting, powerfully defined characters, and taking along hard look at the darker side of human desire, this novel will catch your breath and hold it until the very end." ~Michael Radon, US Review (for Death by the River) "… full of intricate characters, voodoo, and a luxurious setting that will steal your breath away. You'll want to follow Magnus and Lexie to Hell and back, and that's stunningly likely." ~Mercedes B. Yardley, Bram Stoker Award-Winning Author of Little Dead Red  (for Damned) "A dark story of passion, revenge, and a Faustian pact ... a guilty-pleasure read that kept me captivated ..." ~New Orleans Magazine (for Blackwell) "… seamlessly blends mystery, magic and matters of the heart to create an enthralling read." ~RT Book Reviews (for Blackwell) "… a writer to watch" ~ Judith Keenan

Author Biography

Alexandrea Weis, RN-CS, Ph.D., is a multi-award-winning author, screenwriter, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, and historian who was born and raised in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Having grown up in the motion picture industry as the daughter of a director, she learned to tell stories from a different perspective. A permitted/certified wildlife rehabber with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Weis rescues orphaned and injured animals. She is a member of the International Thriller Writers Association.