Close to finalizing her divorce, Lake Warren is astounded when her husband decides to file for full custody of their two children. This is added stress she does not need while still trying to cope with the break-up of her marriage. On the bright side, she's working as a marketing consultant devising a PR campaign for an up-and-coming Park Avenue fertility clinic. This is where she meets the handsome, flirtatious Dr. Keaton -- and eventually ends up spending the night with him. Imagine her shock when she awakes the next morning to find him in bed with his throat slashed. Her only thought is to leave as fast as she can, telling no one what has happened. She'll soon realize that was not the best thing to do.
Lake never thought she was the type of person to withhold the truth, but being caught up in a bizarre murder investigation and the chance she may lose custody of her kids, changes her principles -- and her life - forever.
I had a few problems relating to Lake and her predicament, as I never felt enough empathy with her character's situation and the way she handled things. The plot did keep me turning pages in anticipation of the outcome and wondering how it would ever resolve itself. I can't say I was satisfied with the ending, but it is an interesting storyline.
So as not to
jeopardize her case for custody, Lake is forced to lie to
the police. Having just been intimate with a man who has
been murdered, and wanting to protect herself from being
charged with the crime, she begins her own search for the
truth. Meanwhile, the police start looking at her closely,
people at the clinic start treating her with hostility, and
strange clues begin droppingโquite literallyโon her
doorstep, and Lake realizes that she is dangerously close to
dark secrets, both about Keaton and the clinic. But can Lake
stop what she's started before it's too late?
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