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    Beginnings: The Bonnard Family Series, #2
    Fast Forward: The Bonnard Family Series, #3
    Phone Calls After: The Bonnard Family Series, #1
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    The Bonnard Family Series

    By Gwen Enquist

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    About this series

    Malicious Intent is the fourth and concluding novel in the Bonnard Family series….
    As Anna and Jim settle happily into their new life together, mysterious events in Jim’s life spill over to hurt Anna and create havoc in their lives. Someone is orchestrating the destruction of Jim’s career and using
    Anna as a catalyst.
    Neither knows about the greedy plans that Allison Draper has devised, a way out of her ”pygmied life,” to be rid of her mother and live a life of freedom. Her plan to exploit the vulnerable takes a wrong turn and Jim‘s
    precarious position reaches new depths.
    Who is Petey Sloan and what has he to do with the Jim’s imploding world? How is he connected to Allison Draper?
    Both Petey Sloan and Allison Draper put in motion schemes of such malicious intent that they threaten to destroy Jim’s and Anna’s life.
    Previous novels in the series include: Phone Calls After, Beginnings and Fast Forward.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGwen Enquist
    Release dateSep 24, 2017
    Beginnings: The Bonnard Family Series, #2
    Fast Forward: The Bonnard Family Series, #3
    Phone Calls After: The Bonnard Family Series, #1

    Titles in the series (4)

    • 1

      Phone Calls After: The Bonnard Family Series, #1
      Phone Calls After: The Bonnard Family Series, #1

      Phone Calls After: The Bonnard Family Series, #1

      Gwen Enquist
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      Anna Bonnard, newly widowed, is staggered by phone calls revealing secrets about her husband, Mathew’s, life and death. With other family members needing support, Anna is crumbling under the weight of secrets. Mitch, Mathew’s brother, uses reckless speed and motorcycles to cope with his depression and anger. Marta, Mathew’s sister, stressed by a fledgling business and her 14-year-old daughter, has to compete for a space in Lauren’s life with Mitch’s friendship and a stray dog that claims Lauren’s heart. Sylvie, Anna’s sister, lives with bouts of depression cycling through her life. Mathew’s death and her own secrets threaten to topple her fragile mental balance.

      Anna Bonnard, newly widowed, is staggered by phone calls revealing secrets about her husband, Mathew’s, life and death. With other family members needing support, Anna is crumbling under the weight of secrets. Mitch, Mathew’s brother, uses reckless speed and motorcycles to cope with his depression and anger. Marta, Mathew’s sister, stressed by a fledgling business and her 14-year-old daughter, has to compete for a space in Lauren’s life with Mitch’s friendship and a stray dog that claims Lauren’s heart. Sylvie, Anna’s sister, lives with bouts of depression cycling through her life. Mathew’s death and her own secrets threaten to topple her fragile mental balance.

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      Beginnings: The Bonnard Family Series, #2
      Beginnings: The Bonnard Family Series, #2

      Beginnings: The Bonnard Family Series, #2

      Gwen Enquist
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      Following the suspense of Phone Calls After, Beginnings continues the Bonnard family story a year after Mathew’s tragic death. Anna, recovering from grief and still holding secrets about Mathew, wonders if her friendship with Jim can survive the honesty that love demands. Mitch’s domestic life crashes when a medical crisis overwhelms him and leads him on a path of self-destruction. Fifteen-year-old Lauren, aching with an adolescent crush, struggles with problems of the adult world. Sylvie strains her marriage when she fosters a traumatized homeless child found with his gravely ill mother in the kennel at Lauren’s house. Marta, thriving in her business venture, faces a catastrophic event which threatens ruin.

      Following the suspense of Phone Calls After, Beginnings continues the Bonnard family story a year after Mathew’s tragic death. Anna, recovering from grief and still holding secrets about Mathew, wonders if her friendship with Jim can survive the honesty that love demands. Mitch’s domestic life crashes when a medical crisis overwhelms him and leads him on a path of self-destruction. Fifteen-year-old Lauren, aching with an adolescent crush, struggles with problems of the adult world. Sylvie strains her marriage when she fosters a traumatized homeless child found with his gravely ill mother in the kennel at Lauren’s house. Marta, thriving in her business venture, faces a catastrophic event which threatens ruin.

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      Fast Forward: The Bonnard Family Series, #3
      Fast Forward: The Bonnard Family Series, #3

      Fast Forward: The Bonnard Family Series, #3

      Gwen Enquist
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      "Fast Forward" is the third novel in the Bonnard family story following "Phone Calls After" and "Beginnings". Familiar characters reappear as Anna, the family anchor, is tested in ways she never imagined. Sylvie, Anna’s sister, has always walked a tightrope of emotional instability. When she returns to her home town to assist Anna with their sick father she is confronted by a pivotal man from her past. Shocked and confused by strong memories and Reed Buchanan’s magnetism, she succumbs to pressure and puts her marriage and her family’s future at risk. Angus has only been a footnote in his daughter Lauren’s life until he comes looking for a temporary place to stay bringing all his character flaws with him. Angus’ needy presence leaves Marta, his ex-wife, vulnerable to his seductive charms all the while dragging his family into a world of danger where debts have to be paid. Readers of the Bonnard series will savour the dramatic events of "Fast Forward" as family members face escalating dangers that climax late one night, changing the family forever.

      "Fast Forward" is the third novel in the Bonnard family story following "Phone Calls After" and "Beginnings". Familiar characters reappear as Anna, the family anchor, is tested in ways she never imagined. Sylvie, Anna’s sister, has always walked a tightrope of emotional instability. When she returns to her home town to assist Anna with their sick father she is confronted by a pivotal man from her past. Shocked and confused by strong memories and Reed Buchanan’s magnetism, she succumbs to pressure and puts her marriage and her family’s future at risk. Angus has only been a footnote in his daughter Lauren’s life until he comes looking for a temporary place to stay bringing all his character flaws with him. Angus’ needy presence leaves Marta, his ex-wife, vulnerable to his seductive charms all the while dragging his family into a world of danger where debts have to be paid. Readers of the Bonnard series will savour the dramatic events of "Fast Forward" as family members face escalating dangers that climax late one night, changing the family forever.

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      Malicious Intent: The Bonnard Family Series, #4
      Malicious Intent: The Bonnard Family Series, #4

      Malicious Intent: The Bonnard Family Series, #4

      Gwen Enquist
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      Malicious Intent is the fourth and concluding novel in the Bonnard Family series…. As Anna and Jim settle happily into their new life together, mysterious events in Jim’s life spill over to hurt Anna and create havoc in their lives. Someone is orchestrating the destruction of Jim’s career and using Anna as a catalyst. Neither knows about the greedy plans that Allison Draper has devised, a way out of her ”pygmied life,” to be rid of her mother and live a life of freedom. Her plan to exploit the vulnerable takes a wrong turn and Jim‘s precarious position reaches new depths. Who is Petey Sloan and what has he to do with the Jim’s imploding world? How is he connected to Allison Draper? Both Petey Sloan and Allison Draper put in motion schemes of such malicious intent that they threaten to destroy Jim’s and Anna’s life. Previous novels in the series include: Phone Calls After, Beginnings and Fast Forward.

      Malicious Intent is the fourth and concluding novel in the Bonnard Family series…. As Anna and Jim settle happily into their new life together, mysterious events in Jim’s life spill over to hurt Anna and create havoc in their lives. Someone is orchestrating the destruction of Jim’s career and using Anna as a catalyst. Neither knows about the greedy plans that Allison Draper has devised, a way out of her ”pygmied life,” to be rid of her mother and live a life of freedom. Her plan to exploit the vulnerable takes a wrong turn and Jim‘s precarious position reaches new depths. Who is Petey Sloan and what has he to do with the Jim’s imploding world? How is he connected to Allison Draper? Both Petey Sloan and Allison Draper put in motion schemes of such malicious intent that they threaten to destroy Jim’s and Anna’s life. Previous novels in the series include: Phone Calls After, Beginnings and Fast Forward.

    Author

    Gwen Enquist

    Gwen Enquist discovered the fun and satisfaction of writing fiction in retirement. Enquist holds a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and a Masters' in Adult Education and has drawn on her 35-years of nursing experience to create believable characters who could be your relatives, your neighbours or yourself. She lives on Canada's west coast.

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