New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe weaves a stunning portrait of a family immersed in deceitโand the women whose happiness depends on the secrets they keep ...
After growing up poor in Texas, Vera Lomax used every gold-digging trick in the book to land a rich husband. Now living in luxury in San Francisco, her only job is to fawn over her much-older husband. So when her husbandโs mistress gets pregnant, Vera figures that a little hush money will ensure her husbandโs fortune is hers alone ...
Unfortunately for Vera, Sarah Cooper is the child Kenneth Lomax always wanted. When the father she never knew shows up at her motherโs funeral to claim her, itโs a fairy tale journey from the ghetto to a mansion on a hill. But Sarah knows that her stepmother is as two-faced as they come. And after losing all the family sheโs ever known, she wants a life thatโs richer than Vera has planned for her. As Vera and Sarah scheme to get what they want, everyone will be choosing sides, taking chances, and gambling it all to come out on top ...
โFamily of Lies is gritty and raw, trademarks of Monroeโs novels. A riveting story ... Monroeโs latest is another page-turner.โโRT Book Reviews