With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a day’s sleep, Afton is due a little luck. That is, if one believes the malicious lies. Her bid to escape it is nothing short of terrifying in a heart-pounding novel of suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Minka Kent.Īfton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty years-ever since she was accused of murdering her mother’s lover in a blackout fit of rage. If you enjoy rich women and their devious behavior, toxic friendships and a whole lot of soapy fun this was an entertaining ride! The characters range from totally unlikable to bearable but I get a kick out of loving to hate fictional people. ![]() The twists were aplenty and the author had a sly way of revealing a game changing piece of information in the most subtle way. I love a revenge plot and this was a delicious slow burn unraveling that came together in the end in a satisfying manner. I was easily caught up in the lives of a group of wealthy women who can only be described as frenemies and the comparison to authors like Freida McFadden and Tarryn Fisher are spot on. Fans of Tarryn Fisher, Jeneva Rose, and Frieda McFadden will love this book about friendships, betrayal, and how nothing, and no one, are ever exactly as they seem. Cleo came to town with a specific goal in to destroy Alex’s enviable and seemingly perfect life. ![]() It’s no coincidence that Cleo and her daughter moved to Oak Valley. As the women grow closer and Alex shares more secrets, she doesn’t realize Cleo is keeping secrets of her own. ![]() When Alex invites new to the neighborhood Cleo Baird to join her tight-knit playgroup, Cleo can’t believe her luck and knows she has just the “in” she’s been hoping for. Even in a place where its seems like everyone has a multi-million dollar bank account or has a company that is about to go public, Alex appears to have it a delightful daughter, a handsome, adoring husband, model-like beauty, and the kind of obscene wealth that keeps her in the latest fashion, driving the newest car (electric, obviously!), and hosting playgroups where the wine flows and so does the gossip. In Oak Valley, a wealthy suburb of Silicon Valley, Alex Drake runs “the” playgroup in town. In California’s Silicon Valley, even a children’s playgroup can be a place for power-brokering, innovation, and cut-throat competition.
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