Love, Lies, and a Double Shot of Deception
Non-Series
Lois Winston
Love Spell (Mass Market Paperback)
ISBN-10: 0-505-52719-7 (0505527197)
ISBN-13: 978-0-505-52719-6 (9780505527196)
Publication Date: May 2007
List Price: $6.99
Synopsis (from
the publisher): Life has delivered one sucker punch after another to
Emma Wadsworth. As a matter of fact, you could say the poor little rich
girl is the ultimate poster child for Money Can’t Buy Happiness
— even if she is no longer a child.
Billionaire real estate stud Logan Crawford is as famous for his
less-than-platinum reputation as he is his business empire. In
thirty-eight years he’s never fallen in love, and that’s
just fine with him — until he meets Emma.
But Emma’s not buying into Logan’s seductive ways. Well,
maybe just a little, but she’s definitely going into the affair
with her eyes wide open. She’s no fool. At least not any more.
Her deceased husband saw to that. Besides, she knows Logan will catch
the first jet out of Philadelphia once he learns her secrets.
Except things don’t go exactly as Emma has predicted. When the
caca hits the fan, and Emma is accused first of her husband’s
crimes, then his murder, Logan not only hangs around, he becomes her
staunchest defender. That’s when Emma discovers her inner Sidney
Bristow and sets out to expose the truth and clear her name.
Review: Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception
by Lois Winston is the story of a very wealthy widow, Emma Wadsworth,
known as the "Princess of Philadelphia.” Although she
seems to have everything, she feels she has nothing. Her late husband
married her for her money and prestige, then mentally abused her
with threats of all kind should she leave him. Enter Logan Crawford who
seems to have it all: he's very good looking and, oh by the way, a
billionaire. When he and Emma meet it is instant true love for both.
Though Logan wants a commitment from Emma, she backs away because she
has secrets from her past that she has told no one. But someone out
there knows her secrets and is determined to tell all and ruin her life.
The marketing blurbs for Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception
("smart, witty fun” and “a whimsical love story”)
didn't prepare me for what I read between the covers. I found the book
to be quite dark with an excess of sex, drugs, hate, jealousy, anger,
blackmail and revenge. With few exceptions, notably Emma and the mayor
and his wife, the characters would seem to be more appropriately
situated in Las Vegas ("Sin City") rather than Philadelphia ("The
City of Brotherly Love").
I'm sure there are readers who will enjoy this kind of book. But call
me old-fashioned: I wouldn't want to see my daughter reading it.
Special thanks to guest reviewer Betty for contributing a review of Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception and to Book Trends for providing an ARC for this review.
Review Copyright © 2007, Hidden Staircase Mystery Books, All
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Location(s) referenced: Philadelphia.
