title: Promises and Lies
author: Jaffe, Susanne
description: Hers was a Cinderella story in search of a happy ending. As a shy girl in a small Midwest town, Valerie Cardell longed to escape her hateful life-and the violent familywho abused her with their tyrannical jealousies and bitterness. But she shocked them all when she rose from her nighmarish life to marry David Kinnelon, society's most eligible , ...  more »most desired bachelor.
  
  Now a ravishing New York socialite, Valerie reveals in a glittering world of dreams come true. With David by her side, she discovers a weath of happiness so long denied her. But soon her dream is threatened by those who seek to bring the glorious Kinnelon empire crashing down, whose blind hatred could destroy Valerie's dazzling world forever...Her own family.