By Design

Emily Turnbull, fresh from suffering the unspeakable loss of her dear brother, decides to leave her London family home; embarking on a new adventure in search of solace and healing. Mysterious, brilliant and highly educated, none but Emily's enigmatic grandfather can understand her peculiar wish to take a position as seemingly routine as an administrative assistant in a New York architectural design firm. Jack Mortenson, her odious new boss and nearly universally despised, sees the addition of Emily, with all of her astonishing capabilities, as perhaps the final piece he needs in his long awaited career ambition of attaining partner. It is here that the story departs from the ordinary to take several stomach lurching turns toward the extraordinary. Infused with a mixture of humor, sex and irony; Emily and Jack, together take us through this psychological thriller that challenges each to somehow find the strength to uncover difficult truths.