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A charming, adrenaline packed love story, Sheer Pressure follows Alex Halabyand Emily Lukes, two thirty-year-olds emotionally encumbered by money andfamily, as they struggle through a social and business mine field to becomefully-realized adults. Alex, the stunted playboy son of a pantyhose magnate, is struggling to breakaway and become a free spirit, but is soon thrust by circumstances into thearena, where the stakes are all or nothing. Emily's marriage to megamillionaireart collector Charles Lukes lacks passion and respect, and her overpowering attraction to Alex threatens to destroy the lives and dreams of many. While treachery abounds, two parallel universes threaten to collide with untold consequences. Sheer Pressuredeftly captures the worlds of Upper East Side Manhattan andbig business with unique flair, offering a bona fide insider's perspective. Whilelampooning upper-crust New York society'especially its women and highpoweredmoguls?Sheer Pressureis a romantic romp that buzzes along withhigh humor, terrific hairpin turns, unpredictable twists, and a surprise ending.Abbott, Greg is the author of 'Sheer Pressure' with ISBN 9780595676316 and ISBN 0595676316.
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