Books like Fast track by Julie Garwood

Cordelia Kane has always been a daddy’s girl, guided by a single father who raised her after her mother’s tragic death. When her father suffers a heart attack, Cordelia learns a shocking secret about her mother that drives her to Sydney, Australia, to discover the truth. While in Sydney, Cordelia meets Aiden Madison, the confident hotel magnate who is her best friend’s older brother. Aiden, unaware of Cordelia’s long‑time crush, brings her aboard his company jet, but their growing attraction is threatened when a powerful congressman, furious that Aiden has refused to purchase overvalued land, attempts to kill him. Cordelia finds herself caught in a deadly game of revenge, learning that the past she sought to understand may be the key to saving both her life and Aiden’s. Fast Track blends a nuclear family mystery with contemporary romance and high‑stakes suspense as Cordelia faces family secrets, political retaliation, and her own heart.

First publish date: 2014