"This one kept me guessing until the end"

Sarah and her mother had suffered at the hands of the people in Marmet, Maine. Sarah's father was once a respected banker but one day their world came crashing down around them. Her father was accused of stealing from the bank he worked for and disappeared, never to be heard from again. After her father's betrayal, her mother suffered and slowly died. After the funeral Sarah left with one of her mother's friends to go live in New Orleans. She's never been back once and has never heard from her father.

Twenty years later, her father's body is discovered. It turns out that he may never have left. After all these years and all of the suffering Sarah has gone through she wants some answers. When they were growing up, Sarah had a crush on Tony DeMarco, the bad boy in town. Now he is her ally in finding the truth about her father. Can she trust Tony and her growing feelings for him? Will she be able to find the truth out about her father? Will the truth cause more harm than good?

This was a quick read. It kept me guessing till the end. The characters were intelligent and their actions rang true. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a suspenseful romance novel.

Sexual Content: Hard R.

Reviewed by Emily Anne
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted September 1, 2003

Summary

The water is dark and cold . . . Two decades ago, Sarah Jane Whitman's father disappeared with an embezzled fortune from his local bank, an act of betrayal that subjected his wife and daughter to a vicious scandal. Now a body has been pulled from its watery tomb, a body that is identified as Frank Whitman's. This grim discovery proves Sarah's father was innocent . . . and that they real thief got away with murder. Now Sarah's obsession with uncovering the truth is making some people in Marmet, Maine, very nervous. Suddenly the prosperous citizens of this community are under intense scrutiny -- including Tony DeMarco, who grew up with Sarah. But is the concern Tony shows for Sarah's safety genuine or is he hiding something dangerous? And can she trust him with her future as a desperate killer tries to shut the door forever on the past . . .?