Novels
- Daughters of Fortune (2010)
- Fallen Angels (2011)
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Daughters of Fortune
A FASHION DYNASTY AT WARWilliam Melville’s daughters are heiresses to the world s most exclusive fashion dynasty. Beautiful and rich, they are envied by all. But behind the glittering fa ade of their lives, each girl hides a dark secret that threatens to tear their family apart. Smart, ambitious Elizabeth knows how to manipulate every man she meets, except the one who counts: her father. Gentle, na ve Caitlin, the illegitimate child, struggles to fit into a world of privilege while staying true to herself. Stunning, spoiled Amber, the party girl with a weakness for bad boys; more fragile than anyone realizes. As each of them seeks to carve out her own destiny, Elizabeth, Caitlin, and Amber face difficult choices, which will take them in wildly different directions. But as old wounds resurface and threaten to destroy the foundations of the Melville empire, their paths will cross again. Because the simple truth is that, no matter how far you go, you cannot escape the claims of family.
Fallen Angels
From the poverty of post war England and Ireland to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s golden age, a beautiful, sweeping family drama that illustrates that the bonds between a mother and daughter can never be broken. An unwanted child: San Francisco, 1958. On a dark December night, a baby girl is left at the Sisters of Charity Orphanage on Telegraph Hill. A mysterious suicide: One year later, movie star Frances Fitzgerald takes her own life. Her husband, wealthy businessman Maximilian Stanhope, is rumoured to know more about her death than he’s letting on, but nothing is ever proved. A terrible secret: What is the connection between these two events? That’s what Frances’s daughter, Cara, wants to find out. Abandoned by her mother when she is just seven years old, her childhood is filled with hardship and loss. As a young woman she finds professional success as a journalist, but on a personal level, she still struggles to trust those around her. Soon Cara becomes convinced that uncovering the secret behind her mother’s death is the only way to lay her demons to rest, but learning the truth may end up tearing her apart.
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