Eleanor is not attractive, but she is employed. On his deathbed, her
mother who favors her other daughter, Amy, berates her husband for
leaving his money to Eleanor. Eleanor has a job. Amy needs the money.
Eleanor happens to be listening outside and hears the dreadful truth.
The man she has always thought of as her father is not her biological
father. She’s the product of an affair her mother had years ago
with the man she worked for.
With her new
knowledge, Eleanor becomes obsessed with finding her real father. He
turns out to be a wealthy developer. He also has a daughter just
Eleanor’s age. Victoria is everything Eleanor wants to be: wealthy,
beautiful, and married. Eleanor insinuates herself into Vicky’s
life. At first it seems they’ll become best friends, but the story
is filled with twists.
Most of the story
reads like typical women’s fiction. Sisters seem to always have
jealousy problems and these siblings are not an exception. At first, I
felt sorry for Eleanor. She seemed to be trying so hard to better
herself, but the further I read the more I could see her as manipulative
and intent on revenge.
The end has a
serious twist that it’s hard to see coming. The author drops hints,
but you have to be very quick to catch them. I can’t say I loved
the book, but it was an interesting read.
I received this book
from Harlequin for this review.
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