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AMBITION!, Be Careful What You Ask for is an absorbing novel that takes the reader on a suspenseful journey of intrigue and drama which transcends the business district of Memphis, the fascination of Amsterdam and the mystery of New Orleans' French Quarter. You enter the worlds of Melanie Walker, a young investment banker and Dr. Stenson Hawk whose quest is to find his missing sister Gina. After Melanie's firm is selected to take a privately held National Healthcare company public, she accepts the invitation of Francoise Baptiste, a CFO in the world of high finance to play in a highly dangerous scheme. But the aura of revenge taints the deal. Melanie and Stenson discover their affection for each other as their worlds collide sending them on a relentlessly terrifying chase, as they find themselves unexpectantly partnered with private investigator Mickey Stone, who reminds everyone to be careful what you ask for.
Johnathan explains, "I chose to make the main character a woman because I have always had wonderful women of substance in my life - including my mother, my grandmothers, my aunts, a cousin who is like my sister, female friends and naturally my wife and daughters. My med school roommate was a female medical student who through the years has remained a close friend. So it made sense to me that I'd write about a woman."
"Using a female main character didn't appear to be a challenge until I actually got involved in writing the story. Then I realized I didn't know what I thought I knew about women. Melanie is a composite of women I've known, but as her character emerged and developed I noticed things about her that I'd never observed in any other woman. She took on a persona all her own."
"Melanie is a woman with old-fashioned moral standards yet she is of the X-generation in her desire to be competitive at the highest levels in her profession. She is confident as she moves among men in the board room and in the world of high finance. She enjoys her work and is well-rounded in her love of music, shopping, laughing and joking or relaxing with her friends."
"There are things I know now in particular about the way women communicate in each others' presence that men are not privy to. Thanks to the wonderful women with whom I collaborated during the editing process for this book, much insight was provided. Melanie has unique qualities that I am certain others may recognize in women they already know or may come to know someday."
