Querying Now

50,000 words

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Joe assumes the invitation to his estranged ex-girlfriend’s ritzy cruise ship wedding is her attempt to mend old wounds. He accepts, eager to put their troubling past behind him once and for all. And a glamorous cruise ship vacation doesn’t sound too shabby either…Until he arrives, that is.

A less-than-warm welcome and downright hostility from his former friends send Joe straight to the reception bar and a few too many tumblers of tequila. He wakes the next morning to learn the bride is missing, presumed dead…And he’s the prime suspect. The worst part? He can’t remember anything after his last conversation with his murdered ex.

Can Joe piece together his evening and clear his name before returning to shore? Or, will he learn instead that his hate for the bride might run deeper than he initially thought? Maybe he isn’t so innocent after all…

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