The mesmerizing debut about a coolly manipulative woman and a wealthy "golden couple" from Connecticut, from a stunning new voice in psychological suspense
Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves moreโa life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.
To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphneโa socialite and philanthropistโand her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale, blessed with two lovely young daughters. Amber's envy could eat her alive . . . if she didn't have a plan.
Amber uses Daphne's compassion to insinuate herself into the family's lifeโthe first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne's closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrish family, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked toward, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces.
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