Friend Me by John Faubion

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About the book: When a lonely wife and her frustrated husband each secretly pursue companionship online, neither dreams that a real woman is behind their virtual creations, threatening their marriage---and their lives. Scott and Rachel's marriage is on the brink of disaster. Scott, a businessman with a high-pressure job, just wants Rachel to understand him and accept his flaws. Rachel is a lonely housewife, desperate for attention and friendship. So she decides to create a virtual friend online, unaware that Scott is doing the exact same thing. As Rachel desperately tries to re-create a friendship with a friend who has passed, Scott becomes unfaithful and is torn between the love for his wife and the perfection of his cyber-girlfriend. But neither realizes that there's a much larger problem looming . . . Behind both of their online creations is Melissa, a woman who is brilliant---and totally insane. Masquerading as both friend and lover, Melissa programmed a search parameter into the virtual friend software to find her perfect man, but along the way she forgot to specify his marriage status. And Scott is her ideal match. Now Melissa is determined to have it all---Scott, his family, and Rachel's life. As Melissa grows bolder and her online manipulations transition into the real world, Scott and Rachel figure out they are being played. Now it's a race against time as Scott and Rachel fight to save their marriage, and their lives, before it's too late. In today's digital age, the Internet presents all kinds of opportunities to test our personal boundaries, and this exciting and suspenseful story raises important questions about the ethics of virtual relationships. Friend Me will open your eyes to a new---and terrifying---moral dimensions and how they play out in the real world. Read an excerpt and purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/taPkJ  About the author: John Faubion has spent many years in Asia as a missionary with his family. Since returning to the United States, John has worked as a senior software developer for a large appliance chain. He teaches an adult Sunday school class and enjoys writing and driving his 1949 Packard automobile. John lives near Indianapolis with his wife, Beth, and their daughter. Learn more about John at: http://christiansuspens My Take:  This book is very timely as the rage lately is to meet people on line.  We have told our children that people on line may not be all that they say they are.  This book has a little twist as a person uses a program to create a virtual friend that you can talk to online.  The main software engineer of this program has decided to use it to find her perfect man.  When a troubled married couple both create a virtual friend the software engineer decideds that the husband is her perfect man and she doesn't care if he is married or a father she just wants him.  There are plenty of twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages and keep you up way to late.  Great suspenseful book.  I highly recommend it.   I received a review copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion from Litfuse.  Don't forget to enter the contest that is listed in the sidebar.