"Brenda Joyce at her best"

For a few years twins Kait and Lana London rarely talked beyond the globetrotting latter calling from typically a European city to claim she was "alive and kicking". Those calls were seldom and short, leaving Kait to wonder what went wrong between the sisters to make Lana walk away.

That distance changes in the middle of the night when Lana calls to say she is in Manhattan where Kait lives, in deep trouble, and needs her help. Kait wants her sibling back in her life and would do anything to achieve this goal. So when Lana pleads with Kait to do what they used to as children, switch places for a few days, living in her Virginia home, Kait quickly agrees. Once the masquerade begins she learns how difficult it is to accomplish, as she knows little about her sister's life and doesn't have a clue why so many people hate Lana including her husband Trev Coleman, who she finds herself more than just attracted to. There is also the matter of the stalker, who might be Trev, going after Lana, not realizing this is Kait.

Though twins switching identities is one of the most overused devices in fiction, Brenda Joyce provides the audience with a terse romantic suspense that is filled with twists and keeps the tension at high levels throughout the tale. The cast is strong especially the courageous Kait who readers will like. Though the villains of the piece are either off kilter or too selfish, fans will appreciate this engaging thriller.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 25, 2003

From New York Times bestselling author Brenda Joyce comes an alluring novel of a woman's dangerous quest to protect her twin sister—and the secrets, lies, and deceptions that threaten them both. . . .

Summary

Kait London has been estranged from her twin sister for years. She has never understood why and has always regretted it. When her phone rings in the middle of the night, Kait learns that Lana desperately needs her help. All Kait has to do is take her place, for two days, at her home in the horse country of Virginia. If Kait can play this role convincingly, she will save Lana's life.

This is a game the twins have played before. But never like this. For the charade is much more difficult to pull off than when they were children. Lana has many secrets, secrets she has kept from everyone, including Kait—and she has as many enemies—including her own husband. Kait had not been expecting Trev Coleman to be in residence. Worse, she is soon forced to recognize how darkly seductive he is—and that he may very well be her worst enemy.

And then Kait realizes that she is directly in the line of fire. Someone is deliberately stalking Lana, but Kait is the trapped prey.