Sharp as Ink
A Novel
WHAT’S THE TRUE COST OF A HAPPILY EVER AFTER?
Jayne grew up as the cherished daughter of a Melville scholar, able to quote passages of classic literature at will, determined to be an intellectual like her father. But after a traumatic incident vaults her out of grad school—and shatters her illusions about her family—she ends up working as a barista. Determined to make more of her life, she starts writing but is unable to find a market for her work.
At the coffee shop, she meets Edward, a rich and ruggedly handsome diamond consultant who changes her life. He believes in her and her books, gives her diamonds that inspire her to create new heroines and write new, more popular love stories. Suddenly successful in love and in life, Jayne finds that she has everything she has always dreamed of.
But is everything as it seems? Is anything?
A novel of shocking twists, biting humor, and Erica Bauermeister’s signature lyricism and heart, Sharp as Ink is a deliciously unpredictable story that will keep readers guessing all the way to its outrageous and deeply satisfying conclusion.
ISBN: 9780778332602
Praise
“Darkly funny, wry, and deep…A layered, smart thrill ride of ambition, romance, deception, and justice.”
—Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of She Was Never Here
“A genre-blending, fourth-wall demolishing, meta-literary romp—Bauermeister’s best work yet.”
—Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of Enormous Wings
“Prepare to be glued to the page because this is a jewel of a novel fully polished.”
—Pamela Klinger-Horn, Valley Bookshop
“A deviously delicious novel…Bauermeister has given readers an absolute gift.”
—Mary O’Malley, Skylark Bookshop
“Emotionally compelling and relentlessly gripping…I devoured this book.”
—Jane Danielson, Eagle Harbor Books
“The ride is masterful.”
—Suzanne Selfors, Liberty Bay Books
“An addictive thriller with a narrator you can’t trust and can’t stop listening to.”
—Taylor Murphy, Baldwin & Co.
“Oh my—that ending! You won’t be able to put this one down!”
—Julie Slavinsky, Warwick’s
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