Richard L Becker

The Catch Richard L Becker

Love Hurts on a reality dating show starring a bondage expert. Amber Johnson led a normal middle-class life: a good job, a loving husband, a young child, a house in the suburbs. In a moment, all was lost. She finds herself a pariah, accused of murdering her family and the daily media coverage of the murders has made Amber the world's most hated woman. Ultimately, her hope for survival lay not in a search for their killers but in a search for herself. She is given a choice: be the defendant in a murder trial in which a lethal injection is the likely outcome, or appear on The Catch. On a remote island, Amber and twelve other women - each accused or found guilty of committing a vicious crime - appear on a reality dating show competing for the affections of a chosen bachelor. The winner receives her freedom. The Catch - the bachelor is a bondage expert who will practice his art on the women. The Catch is a contest in which the bachelor and the viewers help select the winner, and the penalty for losing can be death. Amber faces both physical and emotional annihilation, with no one to turn to for help. She is alone, playing a game with the odds against her, and to win she must confront and overcome her darkest desires and deepest fears. She will find herself having to surrender her body to another - but will it be to the bachelor, or to the show's creators and their execution chamber? Amber knows there are grave risks in becoming a contestant on The Catch, but she didn't think one of them would be falling in love. The Catch will have you tied up in knots, all night long.