Sunset Bay

March 1, 2009
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 lifemost people only dream of. Then, thread by thread, it allunravels. Her fianc' admits to having a girlfriend on the side. A rivalis sabotaging Megans work. Megan finds out that her real father wasnt the man who raised her, and, the worst blow, angry about his wifes deception, the loving person she has always called Dad wants nothing to do with Megan, who henow sees as the product of his spouses infidelity. Stepping away from herhumorous romances, here Mallery skillfully conductsan intense emotional journey as Megan tries to piece her life back together, pursuing old dreams and a renewed love. Mallerys characters are complex, often reacting in a different way than expected in thisrichly textured, poignant tale.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.)