The lives of two mothers and two daughters, from two different cultures, converge in tragically unexpected ways. A young woman goes missing… Another is found dead… Their suffering mothers, Etta and Asami, fear their daughters’ grim situations, although oceans apart, could be connected. For decades, despite their love for the same man, the Chicago and Tokyo single moms have supported each other at Tripoint Technology, a male-dominated global company. That support is desperately needed now. To locate one daughter and seek revenge for the other the mothers join forces. They must race against time following the dangerous international trail not knowing whom to trust or to blame. Both dread their sexually charged secrets, from their Tripoint pasts, could be linked to their daughters’ deadly circumstances—and to the same powerful men out to protect themselves at all costs. Desperate Parallels is highly original... The narrative is intriguing, even gripping... The writing is strong and the dialogue authentic and well crafted. ~~The Booklife Prize Desperate Parallels is the quasi-detective tale about two vulnerable yet powerful women who confront the men in their world, the ideologies dictating their behaviors, and the consequences of cultural and gender teachings that cause them to hide important truths.~~D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review Lynda Drews, a Wisconsin native, gave the commencement speech at her University of Wisconsin-La Crosse alma mater. She encouraged students to journal their lives as she had.  In 2009,  Run at Destruction: A True Fatal Love Triangle  was the outcome. Publisher's Weekly said: "the author and victim's shared moments... are remarkable." The Investigation Discovery Channel filmed a segment based on that book, and it was endorsed by Ann Rule, the best-selling true crime author. Lynda's Door County, Wisconsin mystery novel,  Circle of Innocence , was published in 2014. Midwest Book Review said it "excels in psychological depth," and Brian Freeman, the best-selling author of  The Bone House , endorsed it. Desperate Parallels  was inspired by Lynda's IBM global executive career. While working in America and Japan, she learned first-hand the issues women faced, and continue to face, in the corporate business world. When Lynda's not writing, she teaches classes for WRITE ON DOOR COUNTY, reads, runs, knits, plays bridge, and drinks coffee.  The latter is a necessity, even at bedtime.