Bionic Buzz® interviewed Liani Kotcher / Rektok Ross® over zoom. She is a lawyer turned producer, screenwriter, & bestselling author of SKI WEEKEND. Her newest book just SUMMER RENTAL just got released. Following the success of her debut thriller Ski Weekend—a Barnes & Noble Top 10 and Amazon bestseller currently in development for a major motion picture with the producers of the blockbuster SAW Franchise—, Ross has once again captured the nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat thrills in this heart-pounding psychological thriller described as Mean Girls meets SCREAM.
In Summer Rental, readers are transported to the luxurious and remote Palm Key Island, where a group of friends reunite during July 4th for one last blow-out party weekend before college. It’s the summer vacation of a lifetime for Riley March: beautiful beaches, epic nightlife, and hot guys like her crush—superstar soccer player Sebastian Ramos. There’s just one catch. Everyone on this trip is hiding something. Riley is hiding her past in order to fit in. Sebastian is hiding his feelings for Riley. And someone is hiding what really happened to Jordyn Chang, a classmate that mysteriously died last summer.
Things take a dark turn after one of Riley’s friends goes missing, and a hurricane cuts the group off from civilization. Trapped inside their rental house, a killer stalks them one by one. No one is safe. Everyone’s a suspect. As the body count rises, Riley and her friends must confront the secrets they’ve been keeping if they want to stay alive.
With Summer Rental, Ross once again showcases her talent for crafting relatable, multi-dimensional characters and weaving together her signature recipe of thrills and chills, just a dash of romance, and an underlying social commentary that makes her books so popular for book club discussions. Summer Rental promises to be a must-read for fans of Ross’s bestselling and award-winning Ski Weekend and readers new to Ross who are looking for their next great summer read. Summer Rental will be released in paperback and ebook formats on June 13th, 2023; available everywhere books are sold.
ABOUT REKTOK ROSS
Rektok Ross is the pen name of Liani Kotcher, a trial attorney turned award-winning and bestselling author, screenwriter, and producer. An avid reader since childhood, Liani writes exactly the kind of books she loves to escape into herself: exciting thrillers with strong female leads, swoon-worthy love interests, and life-changing moments. She graduated from the University of Florida School of Journalism and obtained her juris doctorate at the University of Miami School of Law. Originally from South Florida, she splits her time between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas with her husband, step kids, and dogs. She is the recipient of several awards, including the American Fiction Awards, IAN Book of the Year Awards, Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, the Chanticleer Dante Rossetti Book Awards, and Women Writing the West. Her debut young adult thriller Ski Weekend was a Barnes & Noble and Amazon National Bestseller, named a “best book of the Year” by Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, Parade, BookRiot, Yahoo! Life, Brit + Co., BookTrib, and J-14, and it is currently in development for a major motion picture.
Interview & video edited by Steve Sievers of Bionic Buzz.
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