Debut author Marie Louise Stevens has been a published writer since she was a sophomore in college at Northwestern University, where she also did her Master’s degree. She received several fellowships for writing and began her career as a journalist. For many years, her published work focused on the arts, writing textbooks and workbooks. Winners is her first novel. Her second novel, Movie Music is due in 2026.
Friends Kate Skinner and Elise Johansen have been cyberstalked by a spyware worm that has revealed their most private moments on social media and more. One a skier, one a violinist - they've both seen their chances of world fame nearly shattered because of it. Humiliation and paranoia have upended their lives. FBI Agent Pete Burke spent months undercover to find the maker of this illegal worm. Suddenly, he finds himself assigned to save Kate from the stalker, even as he falls deeply in love with Elise. Kate's coach, J.P., is already dealing with what the spyware and its threats have done to Kate. As Kate and J.P fall in love, Pete and Elise join forces with them to save both Kate and Elise's careers and their lives. With only minutes on the clock before the start of Kate's World Cup run, the four race to find the cyberstalker turned killer.
