The
beginning of the novel was promising, when she heard some noises in her creepy
old house and found her father murdered, it was very creepy and atmospheric.
However, as I read more and more of the story, I just couldn’t get into it. I
really wanted to like this book, the book cover and the description really
seemed up my alley, but I was left very uninvested in the whole premise and the
characters. There was a romance in the mix which I enjoy, even though, I know
now, this is a Christian book. Personally, I’m usually not a fan of books that
talk about religion. In the end, there was some
action scene that kept me going, but otherwise,
this book just wasn’t for me. The writing was decent, and I was happy to see
the main character developed into a good person considering her upbringing.
Thank you to Thomas Nelson for providing me with an electronic ARC of this book via NetGalley. As usual, my reviews are my honest and unbiased opinions.
As children, Nina Fischer and her sister were plucked from
foster care in Florida and brought to Texas by a wealthy uncle they’d never met
after their mother went to prison for selling drugs. Now, as an adult, Nina
loves her adopted father and wants to please him, but she’s chosen her own
career path as a photographer and poet—choices state district court judge
Geoffrey Fischer can’t appreciate. When she finds him murdered in his study on
a night they’re home alone, she’s the prime suspect and has to prove her
innocence or face her own prison term. Is she her mother’s daughter, after all?
The two men in her life want to help, each for their own
reasons. Can she trust her on-again, off-again boyfriend, attorney Rick Zavala,
whose political aspirations seem more important than Nina’s tragic loss? Can
she trust her friend, photographer Aaron McClure, or will he use their
friendship to break the biggest news story of his career?
While cleaning out her father’s things, Nina discovers a box
of old letters and photos, revealing the secrets her father had been concealing
for so long. When her biological mother makes an appearance at Geoffrey
Fischer’s funeral and asks to be welcomed back into her daughters’ lives, Nina
is even more determined to find the truth about her past. Following the
evidence leads her on a journey of discovery about her father’s shocking
masquerade as a law-abiding, family-loving Christian. Unlocking these secrets
could prove deadly, but it’s the only way Nina will ever be able to trust love
again.
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