Please Join Us by Catherine McKenzie

About the book: 

At thirty-nine, Nicole Mueller’s life is on the rocks. Her once brilliant law career is falling apart. She and her husband, Dan, are soon to be forced out of the apartment they love. After a warning from her firm’s senior partners, she receives an invitation from an exclusive women’s networking group, Panthera Leo. Membership is anonymous, but every member is a successful professional. It sounds like the perfect solution to help Nicole revive her career. So, despite Dan’s concerns that the group might be a cult, Nicole signs up for their retreat in Colorado.

Once there, she meets the other women who will make up her Pride. A CEO, an actress, a finance whiz, a congresswoman: Nicole can’t believe her luck. The founders of Panthera Leo are equally as impressive. They explain the group’s core philosophy: they’re a girl’s club in a boy’s club world.

Nicole is all in. And when she gets home, she soon sees dividends. Her new network quickly provides her with clients that help her relaunch her career, and a great new apartment too. The favors she has to provide in return seem benign. But then she’s called to the congresswoman’s apartment late at night where she’s pressed into helping her cover up a crime. And suddenly, Dan’s concerns that something more sinister is at play seem all too relevant. Can Nicole extricate herself from the group before it’s too late? Or will joining Panthera Leo be the biggest mistake of her life?

MY THOUGHTS 

Sooo I received this letter….inviting me to join this networking group… Panethera Leo..🤔…my husband thinks it’s a cult..😂… I said don’t be silly..this is a group of powerful women getting together to beat the good old boys club…😉..they even sent me this gold pin…to wear every day.. 😳…well because they want us to recognize each other in the community… because the cult… I mean the support system is not secret..🙄…well I guess you could say it’s on the down low..🤫

I don’t know 🤷‍♀️ but it sounds like a sweet deal to me… what could go wrong???😬…LOTS people… LOTS could go wrong! 😂😳

Well I have seen this all over and let me tell you.. it did deliver…A fast paced, unique read that kept me glued to the pages.❤️

Thank you Atria books and Kccpr for my gifted copy!

Catherine McKenzie was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. A graduate of McGill in History and Law, Catherine practiced law in Montreal for twenty years before retiring to write full time. An avid runner and skier, she's the author of numerous bestsellers including HIDDEN, FRACTURED, THE GOOD LIAR and I'LL NEVER TELL. Her works have been translated into multiple languages.

In 2019, I'LL NEVER TELL was a #1 Amazon Bestseller, a Globe & Mail and Toronto Star Bestseller, was shortlisted for the Hugh McLennan Prize for Fiction and was optioned for a television series by Paramount TV.