The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collateral āis at her best in this outstanding novel written in gorgeous proseā¦a sex-filled masterpiece of mystery and romanceā (Library Journal) about a woman caught in a love affair that could be her salvationāor her undoing.
Once a widow, twice divorced, Tara is a woman with a past she prefers to keep hidden. Sheās gorgeous, affluent, and content living alone in her flawless San Francisco mansion.
That is, until she meets Cavin Lattimoreāthe charming surgeon who sweeps her off her feet following a ski accident in Lake Tahoe. But as her recovery progresses and her love life flourishes, Tara notices some suspicious incidentsāan unusual van parked outside her home, a break-in, threatening text messages, and distressing emails. She canāt help but notice the cracks in Cavinās āperfectā persona, including the suppressed rage his conniving teenage son elicits.
Housebound and on crutches, Tara depends on Cavināperhaps to a dangerous degreeāas she juggles difficult relationships with her envious sister and best friend, her irritable brother-in-law, and her estranged mother. However perfect Taraās life may have appeared before, new events are starting to expose what lies beneath.
Writing for the first time in prose, Ellen Hopkins unveils a brand new form thatās fresh, smoldering and emblematic of her celebrated poetic voice. Injected with a signature dose of suspense, sex, and drama, Love Lies Beneath delivers right up to its shocking and unexpected conclusion.