Sunset Bay
Megan Greene is on the upward track at her accounting firm, and she is engaged to a cardiologist with Adonis-like good looks, meaning that hers is a life most people only dream of. Then, thread by thread, it all unravels. Her fiancé admits to having a girlfriend on the side. A rival is sabotaging Megan’s work. Megan finds out that her real father wasn’t the man who raised her, and, the worst blow, angry about his wife’s deception, the loving person she has always called “Dad” wants nothing to do with Megan, who he now sees as the product of his spouse’s infidelity. Stepping away from her humorous romances, here Mallery skillfully conducts an intense emotional journey as Megan tries to piece her life back together, pursuing old dreams and a renewed love. Mallery’s characters are complex, often reacting in a different way than expected in this richly textured, poignant tale. --Shelley Mosley