Maris Matherly-Reed is an executive vice-president of the family firm of Matherly Press but still enjoys the thrill of finding and nurturing new writing talent. "Envy" is one of the most exciting stories she has ever come across, but when she meets the author, he is not at all what she expected.
This book really should have been called Vengeance. Regardless, it was fabulous. This is my first Sandra Brown book, and what a way to start! There’s so many twists and turns that I was afraid of getting whiplash. Brown’s characterizations paint vivid pictures of her characters in your mind, right down to the smallest mannerisms. By the end, I liked everyone in the book except Noah, even Nadia, and I didn’t suspect Mike’s involvement until right before it was revealed. Parker’s book is easily woven into the story. He drops a clue as to the true nature of his story fairly early on, and I’m not sure why Maris didn’t catch it, but the final draft ends up being much worse, and much more, than you expect. And if all of Brown’s sex scenes are so well done, I’m going to keep reading. My one complaint has to do with the audio version of the book I listened to — the southern accents are a bit overdone. I’ve heard some pretty thick accents, and I don’t know anyone who talks like Parker, Mike, Roarke, and Todd.
