THE DEEPFAKE
Sylvie believes in being a team player at her AI company until her commitment to the technology is put to the test when she discovers her colleagues’ illegal activities, and she learns the personal trainer she’s attracted to considers AI fraught with risk. But Sylvie doesn’t know the extent of the trouble coming to eclipse everything else—a family dispute over a will that turns threatening and endangers Sylvie and everyone she cares about.
“An indecisive woman finds inner strength—and romance—in this wise and witty tale.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Bold novel of AI, corporate scandal, and a woman’s self-discovery.” — BookLife
“Just in time for the debate over the dangers of AI, Joan Cohen brings us a corporate drama-turned-thriller, layered with sexual misconduct, everyday misogyny, and the power of friendship and romance.”
—Ellen Bravo, activist and author of Again and Again and Standing Up: Tales of Struggle
“From page one we’re off and running with Joan Cohen’s dive into the corporate world of AIfuture, a company rushing headlong into the terrifying world of artificial intelligence. As heroine Sylvie negotiates the dicey maneuvers of the men in her life––those at the helm of AIfuture as well as the increasingly manic behavior of her ex––she discovers that sometimes a woman’s trickiest opponent can be herself. Self-deprecating, wry, and laugh-out-loud funny, Sylvie is easy to root for. Thank you, Joan Cohen, for another fast-paced, terrific read!”
—Maria Black, Pushcart Prize-winning author of “Mark on the Cross”
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LAND OF LAST CHANCES
When an unmarried executive discovers she’s pregnant and doesn’t know which of the two men in her life is the father, she realizes her professional risk management skills don’t extend to her personal life. Worse yet, she may carry a rare hereditary gene for early-onset Alzheimer’s. Whose needs should prevail—hers or the next generation’s?
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Middle-aged corporate women have it rough in fiction. We’re bitter, uncompromising, lonely, regretful—and always barren. Which is why it was so refreshing to read LAND OF LAST CHANCES by Joan Cohen. By introducing a real-life woman facing real-world choices, Cohen subverts these familiar stereotypes and offers a brand new narrative. Finally! A thinking, feeling woman we can all root for.
– Jillian Medoff, bestselling author of THIS COULD HURT
Joan Cohen’s remarkable first novel is impossible to put down. LAND OF LAST CHANCES is fiction, but the heroic actions of a business woman in her forties seem very real. While pregnant, she discovers a potential genetic predisposition to early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The book takes you through the difficult decisions she has to make and educates you on our latest understanding of early-onset and late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. A must-read genetic thriller intertwined with high-level business decisions at her workplace, all happening in the Boston area, the world center of advanced medicine and biotechnology.
– Carmela R. Abraham, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Boston University School of Medicine
“In this deeply moving and astutely observed novel, one woman’s harrowing confrontation with her family’s genetic history offers a wise and bracingly modern contemplation of an ancient question: does our history determine our future? A vital new entry into the burgeoning literature of Alzheimer’s fiction, Land of Last Chances is a wise, hopeful, and enormously gripping debut.”
– Stefan Merrill Block, bestselling author of The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door, and Oliver Loving
“Cohen offers an adeptly written genetic detective story in this novel. In Jeanne, she creates a sympathetic and multidimensional character . . . An artfully crafted portrayal of a woman who learns about herself as she weighs an unexpected choice.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Cohen’s satisfying, fast-paced debut . . . sustains its momentum and holds readers’ attention with capable prose and emotional depth.”
– BookLife/Publishers Weekly
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