Surviving The Storm [TRADE PAPER ]

SURVIVING THE STORM is a sexy thriller about three dysfunctional couples working at a Caribbean resort who are desperately trying to navigate their emotional lives while being suspects in the murder of a co-worker.September, 1989, Hurricane Hugo hits the island of Antigua. The three couples, each of a different age, who live and work at the resort, find safety in the cavernous wine cellar. When the storm passes, the resort's handsome assistant manager, Alvin, a local, is discovered on the property, murdered. A local detective, Reggie, is called in and gradually unravels the intimate connection each woman has to the dead man, making all three couples suspects. The present and the past take the reader right up to the end where the couples hit their make-or-break points, and the murder is solved.What distinguishes this novel is the intense murder mystery drama coupled with very real people who have highly identifiable relationship conflicts.Surviving the  Storm is Miller’ s 7th book of literary fiction.  Seesaw was translated into German & Spanish and sold 132k copies.  Miller's Whipped was also translated into German. The audio version of Wuthering Nights was nominated for an Audie Award. Miller’ s short stories have appeared in many anthologies, including The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, 12 & 13. Miller also co-authored Promise Fulfilled: A Memoir of Immigrant Success, available in English & Spanish. Miller credits 17 summers of working in Antigua, St. Kitts, & St. Lucia with the inspiration for Surviving the Storm.HBO’ s White Lotus with real people in real situations, dealing with conflicts every couple will identify with.