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Barbara Ruther
Author
The Lives of Cat

Adult; General Fiction (including literary and historical); (Market)

SYNOPSIS - The Lives of Cat \tCat Donley, abandoned by her father, left with an alcohol-fueled mother, is raised by her older sister. Cat overcomes a dysfunctional childhood, pursues a career in commercial real estate.\tStrolling the boardwalk, in a moment of recklessness, unlike her character, she crashes a fancy LA pool party. She meets Xander Xavier, son of the U.S. Ambassador to Russia, now manager of the Russian-financed Bodyguard Academy in Sonora, Mexico. They fall in love and marry. He swoops her off to his Compound, which also contains The Academy, The Team of specialty instructors, including his childhood friend, Zack, who also falls in love with Cat. \tThe Russian Federation President gifts leaders of other countries with a private, specialized bodyguard from his Academy, each an army of one. Gift or bribe? \tThe hostile leader of the multi-billion-dollar drug cartel, knowing Xander has a relationship with the Russian President, kidnaps Cat, and aggressively demands cleared entrance into Russia, a thriving drug market he plans to take over from Afghanistan. The Team implements a scheme to wipe out the cartel’s top-tier management by drawing them to Russia in their plane loaded with heroin. \tCat is rescued and returned safely to The Compound. Xander is killed by a rogue cartel manager, who did not accompany his partners on the fatal trip to Russia. \tWith Xander gone and Cat, again, her own person, the door is wide open for Zack. Cat realizes, Love is a strong bond. It even holds a broken heart together.
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