Shattered

by Olga Bicos

Book Overview

When architect Holly Fairfield lands a dream job renovating a posh San Francisco restaurant, she discovers nothing has happened by chance. Soon she's caught in a dangerous game between Cutty family... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551667320
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Mira
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.5" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Good--but...

I enjoyed this book and it has many interesting plot twists. However, most of the characters with the exception of Holly's brother Harris weren't very well-developed. And Holly was kind of wimpy the way she kept letting Daniel use her as if she were a Barbie doll. But the ending was a surprise and I enjoyed the book overall.

Thrilling romantic suspense

Divorced and a former rising architectural superstar, Holly Fairfield knows how fast one can fall from grace. To save her collapsed career she has relocated from Seattle to San Francisco where her brother, fresh from being fired from corporate America, joins her. Holly feels she has gotten her break when surprisingly Daniel East hires her to renovate the family's landmark restaurant The Cutty House.Daniel's uncle, aunt and cousin are stunned when they are introduced to Holly. She later learns that she is the doppelganger of Ryan's deceased fiancée Nina who died a decade ago in an automobile accident with everyone blaming him for her death. As Holly and Ryan fall in love, she believes he still loves Nina, not yet understanding the dysfunctional interrelationships between his family members.Though the coincidence of a near perfect look alike seems stretched even if everyone has been told they look like so and so, fans will appreciate this thrilling romantic suspense. The story line is interesting as the truth of what happened to Nina begins to surface. A secondary romance augments the prime plot and hopefully will turn fruitful in a sequel, as the seeds of a delightful tale have been planted. Readers will enjoy Olga Bicos' fine tale of destructive family secrets.