But soon she will have to use every one of her skills on a case that hits painfully close to home. Her razor-sharp mind and ability to gather data and decipher evidence has made Avery an expert crime analyst for the FBI. This traumatic experience propels Avery into a life of law and order.

The killer was soon caught, convicted, and is currently serving a life sentence in Florida. Then, when she was ten, she saw her grandmother murdered in cold blood, before Avery herself was shot and left for dead. Abandoned by her rapacious, conniving mother when she was only three days old, Avery was raised by her grandmother and beloved aunt Carolyn. Now, with scant clues and fewer resources, Avery must track down and save Carolyn-and outmaneuver a brilliant killer who is part of an elaborate plot of madness and lethal vengeance.Avery Delaney has tried to put the past far behind her. Under false pretenses, she is taken to an isolated retreat by a handsome stranger with a dazzling smile, suave demeanor, and the darkest of motives.

Plus she persuades her niece to join her for the two weeks of luxury and decadence.īut Carolyn never makes it to Utopia. At first she is resistant, but then figures it will be a welcome respite from the cutthroat advertising business, not to mention a networking extravaganza. But soon she will have to use every one of her adroit skills on a case that hits painfully close to home.Īvery’s workaholic aunt, Carolyn Salvetti, is certain her (hopefully soon-to-be ex) husband sent her the gold embossed reservation to the posh Utopia Spa in the mountains of Colorado. The man responsible is serving time in a Florida prison. Then, when she was eleven, she witnessed her grandmother’s violent death, before Avery herself was shot and left for dead. In this breathless new novel, Julie Garwood has written her most electrifying thriller to date.Īvery Delaney has always tried to put the past far behind her.

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