In this gripping follow-up to Love Lies Beneath, #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkinsâs âfabulous, sex-filled masterpiece of mystery and romanceâ (Library Journal, starred review), beautiful, wealthy Tara Lattimore's story continues when her sinful past threatens to derail her current marriageâand her sanity.
Tara thought she was finally settling down when she married the handsome Dr. Cavin Lattimore. Just as she was willing to overlook his gambling habits, she discovers his secret meetings with Sophia, his gorgeous ex-girlfriend and his son Eliâs occasional girlfriend. Life gets even more complicated when Taraâs niece, Kayla, starts hooking up with Eli. In a matter of weeks, Tara has reluctantly gone from rich, single San Francisco professional to Lake Tahoe housewife managing her nieceâs whiplash moods, while resisting her stepsonâs tantalizing sexual advances.
Adding to the family drama is her younger sister, Melody, whoâs having a serious marital breakdown, which means she might know something about her husband Graham and Taraâs brief dalliance years ago. As Taraâs fragile trust in her family teeters, timed with the arrival of certain people from her past, she also canât shake the feeling that someoneâs watching her. Baiting her.
Tara has always considered herself a tough, self-made woman after surviving a childhood defined by poverty, abuse, and neglect. For years, she suffered from the sins of others. She committed a few of her own. Now she wonders if the misdeeds of her past are about to catch up with herâand if she can ever outrun them.