Tangled Vines
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times–bestselling author, this vintage romantic thriller set on a Napa Valley winery "all but begs to be made into a TV miniseries" (Publishers Weekly).
A tough-as-nails reporter at NBC, Kelly Douglas is on her way to the top. Her latest story—a profile of the famed Rutledge Estate winery in Napa Valley—could make her career, but the dream assignment turns into a nightmare when it puts her face-to-face with the one man she hoped to never see again: her abusive father, Len Dougherty.
Len won a portion of the winery in a settlement with the family years ago. And he's been a thorn in their side ever since. Kelly can only hope he doesn't foul up her story—or her budding romance with the charming winery manager, Sam Rutledge. But when Kelly's reporting uncovers a murder at the vineyard, Len threatens to ruin her life once and for all.
With over 300 million copies of her novels in print, New York Times–bestselling author Janet Dailey is a legend of romantic suspense. In this page-turning tale, she brings her "mastery of sweeping romance, divided loyalties, and searing passion" to Northern California wine country (Lanier County News).
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dailey's latest novel (after Aspen Gold ), which all but begs to be made into a TV miniseries, features elegant nonegarian Katherine Rutledge, who runs her family's Napa Valley winery. Katherine is beset by problems caused by her estranged son, who runs a rival winery, and an alcoholic, n'er-do-well neighbor, Len Dougherty, who lives in squalor on 10 acres given to his family by the Rutledges as compensation for the accidental death of his father, a Rutledge employee. Enter beautiful, ambitious Kelly Douglas, a rising TV newscaster assigned to prepare an in-depth report on the Rutledge winery. Kelly dreads the assignment because it threatens the new life she has built for herself since she escaped her physically abusive father: Dougherty. Soon she is involved in a murder in which her father is the prime suspect, and her loathing for him conflicts with her sense of filial responsibility. Further complications ensue via her attraction to that grows between her and Sam Rutledge, Katherine's grandson and the manager of the Rutledge winery. With a single exception, the plot is predictable; the characters have little substance, and the dialogue is wooden in the extreme. This hackneyed novel will try the loyalty of Dailey's legions of fans.
