Secret Obsession
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4.0 • 127 Ratings
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- $5.99
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
Read this standalone novel from New York Times bestselling author of the Reverend Curtis Black series, Kimberla Lawson Roby.
Paige Donahue has always lived in her sister Camille's shadow. As children, Camille had the grades, the friends, and their parents' love, while Paige was left with hand-me-downs and criticism. Now as adults, Camille lives an idyllic life with her husband, Pierce, and her two perfect children in a beautiful home, while Paige is stuck in a small condo with bills she can't afford to pay.
But no more. With seeds of doubt planted in both Camille's and Pierce's minds, Paige's plan to steal her brother-in law starts to work. But when he reveals his decision to make his marriage work, a desperate Paige moves from envy to madness. What results from her dangerous scheme is something no one could have imagined.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Paige Donohue has spent her entire life feeling inferior to her sister, Camille, who gets all the love and affection from their parents while Paige is treated like the bad seed. So Paige devises a convoluted plan to fake her own rape, hoping that Camille and Pierce, her husband, will take her in. Once ensconced in their home, she'll convince Pierce that Camille is unfaithful, gain his trust, and steal him away.. The plan, however, doesn't go quite as expected. And when Paige's lies are finally uncovered, her mother drops a bombshell that explains her hatred for Paige, rocking the poor girl's already shaky sense of self. An absurd plot, stilted dialogue, clunky exposition, broad characterizations, and flat motivations drain Roby's (Love, Honor, and Betray) tale of any excitement inherent in the set-up. Not helping matters is Roby's habit of telegraphing her characters' every thought, leaving nothing to the reader's imagination.
Customer Reviews
Secret obsession
It was good but kinda short.
Amazing and Inspirational!
It seriously didn't take me long to read this book! I was hooked from page 1 and as an aspiring author, I hope to engage my readers like Ms. Kimberla always does me! This book is awesome like any of her other novels!
Unfinished
It seemed to me that it was a little rushed and unfinished. I enjoyed the story but could have been prolonged I guess.