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Tara, a beautiful, affluent woman in her forties, resides in a meticulously restored mansion on San Francisco’s Russian Hill. After surviving a ski accident at Lake Tahoe, she receives care from the handsome and kindhearted surgeon Cavin Lattimore. Their swift romance blossoms, offering Tara a new, unexpected love. Yet soon, unsettling events surface—an unmarked van beneath her home, a break‑in, ominous texts, and an investigation by a detective she never suspected. The cracks in Cavin’s perfect exterior widen as his conniving teenage son’s anger surfaces, bringing a deeper layer of danger to their relationship.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Ellen Hopkins
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