Concessions

In the blistering heat of Muscat, Oman, five days can change everything . . .

It’s been five long years since Olivia Stevens first started working on Block 19—a coveted oil concession worth millions. At the time, a foreign oil and gas deal promised glamour and excitement and positioned Olivia for a major career promotion.

But now, the Omani government has issued an ultimatum, leaving Olivia and her team with five short days to secure ownership of the concession. They only need seven million dollars!

From the moment they land in Muscat, Oman, the American oil executives find themselves embroiled in a dangerous game of corporate intrigue and personal ambition. As Olivia delves deeper into learning about their potential investors, the unscrupulous Zadjali Brothers, she quickly discovers no one can be trusted. When business negotiations escalate into threats, relationships, both personal and professional, are put to the test, forcing Olivia and her colleagues to navigate a treacherous landscape of deceit, manipulation, and violence. The stakes are higher than they ever imagined.

To make matters worse, they weren’t expecting subterfuge from within . . .

As they race against time to close the deal, loyalties are tested, lives are risked, and the line between friend and foe blurs.

How much would you sacrifice to get what you want?

Ambition, loyalty, and culture collide in Concessions, a compelling thriller that doesn’t stop until the last page.

Libby James is a native Texan. After spending five years as a professional ballet dancer in Colorado and Texas, she graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. In 2004, she moved to Austin, Texas, where she traded pirouettes for pipelines, beginning a fifteen-year career in the oil and gas industry. In 2022, she followed her family to East Texas to finish writing her first novel, Concessions. Ms. James currently lives in Tyler, Texas, and is working on her next book.