The Ninja Housewife

Trained as a Ninja assassin, Sienna wields her sex appeal like it's her greatest weapon; many have surrendered to her skill, all have surrendered to her charm. With her head down and her mind whirling, she was completely oblivious to the half smile the handsome man was throwing her way. When the elevator doors opened on the fifth floor and she stepped out, the main said, in a low voice, ''Have a nice day.'' Sara abruptly looked up. Still deep in thought, she blurted out, ''Tacos.'' The door closed between them, forever sealing the first and most ridiculous impression she could have made on another human being. Meet Sara Forbes, a goofy middle-aged housewife slogging through the workaday reality of her life -- a nice husband, a healthy son, a good job, but no real adventure. To escape the doldrums, she creates Sienna, an alter ego of shimmering beauty and deadly talents, the perfect woman in a perfect world. Enter flirty Timothy Gates, Sara's new boss, whose thousand-watt smile and warm wit have him riding the fine line between reality and fantasy, threatening our heroine's ennui -- and just possibly her marriage.

Deborah Hamlin was born in San Antonio, TX, and has won several writing awards, including a scholarship to study writing at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, TX, at the age of 16. At 17, she published My Dear Bobo, a humorous short story, in the Writer's Guide. The Ninja Housewife is her first novel. She is divorced and currently resides outside of Columbia, MS with her three children.