The Dawgstar is a suspense/thriller filled with international political gangsterism, nanosatellites (real things), assassins, fears of frankenfood, and more! A Jane Bond-ish read with a touch of romance. Mirabel Campbell is a brilliant but bored scientist and amateur astronomer who wants to trade her microscope and telescope for a career with a more excitement. She abruptly gets her wish when she spots what she thinks might be a new comet in the night sky. What she doesn't know could kill her because the flash of light is really a top-secret nanosatellite, and its discovery combined with her scientific specialty makes her the target of a mysterious psychopath who sends an assassin to silence her. Instead, friends begin to die around her. As if that wasn't enough, Sully, her CIA ex-husband gets involved, and she has to deal with some long-buried emotions. Mirabel must learn how to stay alive in a covert world of political intrigue where the unexpected is the norm, and she's not the kind of woman who'll wait for her ex-husband or anyone else to make her decisions. She made a promise to a dying friend to find out what's so special about that tiny point of light in the sky, and she intends to keep that promise. Sensuality Level: Behind Closed Doors -- from Amazon