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On the eve of their fortieth wedding anniversary, the Seagraves are among the most enviable couples of Miramonte, California, and still deeply in love - until the night Lydia Seagrave picks up a gun and shoots her husband. Novelist Daphne returns home and is forced to contend not only with her fathera (TM)s murder but also with her undeniable feelings for the only man she has ever loved - the D.A. who is prosecuting her mother. Youngest daughter Alex is determined to clear her fathera (TM)s name. Kitty sets out to vindicate her mother and enters headlong into a passionate love affair with a younger man. As the devastated sisters come together to unravel the family lies, they must each rebuild a life that is honest, even at the risk of being painful.
Synopsis
Bestselling author Eileen Goudge turns up the heat in a passionate drama of secrets and deadly betrayal.
On the eve of their fortieth wedding anniversary, the Seagraves are among the most envied couples in their community, and still deeply in love. Until the
night Lydia Seagrave picks up a gun and shoots her husband.
The three Seagrave daughters must confront a tangle of family lies in the wake of this shocking tragedy: Daphne, in love with the D.A. who's prosecuting her mother; Alex, determined to vindicate her father; and Kitty, just as determined to vindicate her mother. As the devastated sisters come together to unravel the truth about their family, they must also face the lies and betrayals in which they've unknowingly taken part. They must rebuild from their shattered illusions a life that is honest - even at the risk of pain.