A Dangerous Friendship

A Novel

Published by She Writes Press
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About The Book

A razor-sharp work of women’s fiction with psychological suspense, set against the glitter, grit, and manic energy of 1980s New York City.

After a divorce leaves her untethered and desperate to feel alive again, twenty-nine-year-old Tina is drawn into the orbit of Spike, a beautiful, seductive, seemingly invulnerable woman who lives like rules are for other people.

Spike offers Tina everything she’s craving: adventure, reinvention, and a front-row seat to a world of power, sex, wealthy men, and unspoken danger. But the closer Tina gets, the more she realizes Spike’s charisma has teeth, and the less harmless her secrets prove to be.

A darkly funny, witty, and propulsive thriller, A Dangerous Friendship is a story of obsession, betrayal, survival, and the terrifying moment you understand that the friendship you thought would save you might be the thing that ruins you.

About The Author

Robin Merle is the author of Involuntary Exit: A Woman’s Guide to Thriving After Being Fired. She has published short fiction in The Chouteau Review, South Carolina Review, Kalliope, and Real Fiction. She holds a master’s degree from The Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, where she earned a fellowship. In her other professional life, as a nonprofit executive, she has raised over a half-billion dollars in philanthropic support to improve individuals’ quality of life and access to opportunities. A longtime New Yorker, Robin now lives in Scarborough, Maine with her family.

Product Details

  • Publisher: She Writes Press (October 28, 2025)
  • Length: 320 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798896360032

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2026 Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner in General Fiction

"Can a novel be cozy and corrosive at the same time? . . . Friendships and courtships grow, dissolve and explode, sometimes in the same day, but Merle uncorks her most powerful surprises in the seams of conflict."—Ben Neihart, author of Hey, Joe and Rough Amusements

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