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What Goes Around Book Tour & Giveaway

A relentless thriller that explores the unbreakable bonds that transcend time.

What Goes Around

by Michael Wendroff

Genre: Thriller

‘Relentless and gritty, Wendroff expertly weaves a narrative that begs, “just one more page”.’ J.D. Barker, New York Times bestselling author

EVIL HAS MANY FACES
Chilling murders terrorize a town and bring together two detectives to face the hardest tasks of their lives. Jack Ludlum, who relies on his brawn to get things done, is now paired with his archenemy, Jill Jarred, a brilliant investigator with keen intuition. As they delve into the secret world of incels and white supremacists, and conflict between local authorities and the FBI rages, a media frenzy further complicates the mission.

Is there a serial killer on the loose? Or something entirely different? Will the detectives’ clashing personalities be their undoing, or can they unite to stop the killer before they kill each other?

What Goes Around is a dynamic thriller that examines the intricacies of love, loss, and the unbreakable bonds that transcend time. With its pulse-pounding pace, captivating characters, and a revelatory twist that challenges the boundaries of life and death, this novel will keep you hooked from the first page to the last, and thinking long afterwards.

‘Starts off at a breakneck pace and doesn’t let up until it reaches its unexpected conclusion.’ Lisa Black, New York Times bestselling author of the Locard Institute thrillers

‘An adrenaline-fueled novel, the action breathlessly driven by two detectives relentlessly pursuing the bloody trails left by a serial killer with a dark sense of justice, deadly groups of white supremacists, and one lonely, alienated boy caught up in the violence.’ Kathleen Kent, New York Times bestselling author
‘Fast-paced propulsive thriller that doesn’t let up – highly recommended!’ Lori Brand, author

‘I could barely put this book down! The twists and turns. The references to current political climate and the unanswered “who dun it” questions kept me engaged until the last page. Great read. Fast paced and an unexpected ending. Kudos for Wendroff’s debut novel!’ – Amazon review

‘I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The story keeps you on the edge of your seat. He is a colorful writer and the characters just come to life. They become very real, and the interplay between them is really intriguing. I highly recommend this book.’ – Amazon review

**Paperback edition just released Oct 7, 2025 – Get it now!**

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Book Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/What-Goes-Around-Michael-Wendroff/dp/1035918935

Apple: https://books.apple.com/us/book/what-goes-around/id6478964088

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-goes-around-michael-wendroff/1144473565?ean=9781035918935

Google: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Michael_Wendroff_What_Goes_Around?id=L_QlEQAAQBAJ

Kobo: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Michael_Wendroff_What_Goes_Around?id=L_QlEQAAQBAJ

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/what-goes-around-a-gripping-thriller-set-in-modern-america-that-challenges-the-boundaries-of-life-and-death-by-michael-wendroff

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/209559150-what-goes-around

Book Trailer:

About the Author

Michael Wendroff is the author of What Goes Around, a debut thriller published by Bloomsbury, which bestselling author Eric Rickstad calls a “brilliant debut,” and bestselling author Lisa Black says, “starts off at a breakneck pace and doesn’t let up until it reaches its unexpected conclusion.”

Plus, #1 bestselling author J.D. Black says, “Relentless and gritty, Wendroff expertly weaves a narrative that begs, ‘just one more page…’”

The book was inspired by what his mother said to him the second he was born: “Oh! How nice to see you–Again!”

Michael has an MBA in marketing from NYU, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame. He is a global marketing consultant. He shares his time between New York City, Sarasota, Florida, and Lake Garda, Italy. He is married and has three wonderful children.

His mother was an editor (watching his mother scribbling in red ink on manuscript pages at home on weekends prepared him for his own editor’s comments!).

She remarried a literary agent, so Michael was friendly with many authors, and even spent a vacation with Robert Ludlum. Watching Ludlum hand-write his 450 page novels on yellow legal pads didn’t dissuade Michael from trying to write a novel (though he’s thankful for his PC).

What Goes Around was launched in the USA, UK, and Australia, and foreign language rights have been sold in Italian, Japanese, and Hungarian. The hardcover went through 3 printings, and now the trade paperback is available (along with audio book and e-book).

Fun fact: Michael’s great-grandfather was brought over by Thomas Edison from the University of Copenhagen to work with him. He holds a number of patents, including for plastic buttons. Michael proudly wears button- down shirts whenever he can.

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Author Links

Website: https://michaelwendroff.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelWendroffAuthor/

X: https://x.com/mwendroff

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mwendroff

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/michael-wendroff

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Michael-Wendroff/author/B0CY9QKXLV

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/47314462.Michael_Wendroff

Giveaway

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Jenny Kidd Book Tour & Giveaway

Enter a world of glittering facades that cloak sexual perversion, art forgery & murder

Jenny Kidd

by Laury A. Egan

Genre: Thriller, Romantic Suspense

“A twisted and sinister affaire macabre.”—R.D. Hartwell

While spending autumn in Venice, a young American artist, Jenny Kidd, hopes to create a portfolio of paintings to launch her career and establish her independence from her tyrannical father. At the Guggenheim Collection, she encounters Randi, a colorful British woman, who invites her to a masked ball at the Palazzo Barbon. There, she meets the seductive Caterina Barbon and her brother, Sebastiano, who entice Jenny into a world of glittering façades that cloak sexual perversion, art forgery, and murder. As Jenny struggles between her attraction to Caterina and her growing awareness that she is in danger, Jenny discovers an inner strength and spirit worthy of her infamous pirate ancestor.

“A little gem…a top-notch thriller…Jenny Kidd spins its web as languidly as an afternoon by the canals. Egan’s descriptions of the food, the art, and the general atmosphere are as purposeful as they are evocative. Her prose is full-bodied and elegant, and she makes prosecco and prosciutto as sumptuous as the work of Titian and Tintoretto. As delicious as Egan’s writing is when it comes to describing masked balls, four-course lunches, and miniatures painted in pastels, she also knows how to propel a mean action scene. The last twenty pages or so are a breathless rush of dark passageways, tense interrogations, and perfectly executed gore that leave you gasping and satisfied.”
—Jerry L. Wheeler, Out in Print

“A very compelling suspense novel, rife with stunning imagery and shocking plot beats. An eerie, glittering world.”
—Jennica Dotson, author of “A Reaper’s Folly”

“The plot becomes…dizzying in its twists and turns. Not only does this book offer a riveting story, but her sentences have a cadence that will carry you along. Once I had reached the half-way point in the book, I found it impossible to put it down.”
—Martha Miller, G & L Review

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Book Links:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0FR4GWMKP

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/jenny-kidd-by-laury-a-egan-2025-10-16

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241662188-jenny-kidd

Excerpt:

Jenny Kidd

Revised Edition

by Laury A. Egan

Spectrum Books

Publication date: October 18, 2025

ISBN: 978-1-915905-61-1

182 pages. $15.99 paperback, $5.99 eBook

While spending autumn in Venice, a young American artist, Jenny Kidd, hopes to create a portfolio of paintings to launch her career and establish her independence from her tyrannical father.

At the Guggenheim Collection, she encounters a colorful British woman, who invites her to a masked ball at the Palazzo Barbon.

There, she meets the seductive Caterina Barbon and her brother, Sebastiano, who entice Jenny into a world of glittering façades that cloak sexual perversion, art forgery, and murder.

As Jenny struggles between her attraction to Caterina and her growing awareness that she is in danger, Jenny discovers an inner strength and spirit worthy of her infamous pirate ancestor.

At the masked ball:

“Confused by her sexual reaction to the woman in pink and now this male Jester, Jenny wanted to respond. But to which person?

Suddenly, the Jester turned. Behind him stood a slender figure wearing a bauta mask, which was white except for grinning purple lips, crimson circles on the cheeks, and black brows edged in lavender.

The person wore a pale blue satin waistcoat, britches trimmed with silver, a lavender sash across the breast, white hose and gloves, a silver cockade hat, and diamonds on the shoe buckles.

The strings and flutes signaled the beginning of the barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann, and with that, Jenny’s hand was grasped.

The person in blue dipped his or her head, asking permission for the dance. Jenny nodded and was gathered up in the arms of her new partner and whisked across the room with dazzling speed.

Whether it was the wine, the smoothness of the figure in blue, or Jenny’s own skill, she seemed to be flying, her black cape flowing off her shoulders in the wind created by their movement.

As the salon blurred into sizzling burgundy and gold, Jenny’s exhilaration rose to a crescendo.

She thought about the opera, how Giulietta steals Hoffmann’s soul, runs away in a gondola, and laughs at his foolishness.

Was she a Giulietta or perhaps a pirate like her forebears? Jenny Kidd, thief of hearts? She wished she had chosen the Comedy mask so everyone could see her smile.

Happy and willing to take any partner—male or female. The new Jenny. Rigid ideas of sexuality melted in the golden light.”