Driving in Circles
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Henry Jones decides to take his entire family on a luxury cruise through the beautiful azure waters of the Caribbean. What better way to celebrate his and Cynthia’s fortieth wedding anniversary?
Ten days, three grown daughters, and one son-in-law onboard, watch as their perfect lives start to reveal fine cracks.
Barely at sea two days, Joyce, the youngest suddenly departs, leaving her sister Jat to explain her absence. Jat is the only one who knows the truth. Or so she thinks.
As if it weren’t enough to cover for Joyce, Jat witnesses her older sister Skye rendezvousing with a handsome stranger onboard. She finds out that Skye’s husband Marcos has also seen his wife with another man.
The cruise is not without intrigue and suspense, but none of them can stay focused on one issue long enough, due to the odd behavior that both Cynthia and Henry start to exhibit.
It seems that Henry of all people has been keeping a secret, which he has no intention of sharing—at least not until the right time. But that time may not come, especially when someone else discovers his secret.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Fans of soap operas centered on one extended family are most likely to enjoy this melodrama, which uses the celebration of a 40th wedding anniversary to explore the characters' challenges and relationships. Henry Jones, a prosecutor, is treating his wife, Cynthia, and their three grown daughters Jat, Skye, and Joyce to a Caribbean cruise. Henry is anxious about the safety of his loved ones, fearing retribution from criminals he put behind bars who were later released. Having everyone in the confines of a luxury ship eases his mind a bit, until someone attempts to break into Jat's cabin. Most of the book centers on Jat's growing relationship with a too-good-to-be-true new love, the wealthy and hunky Daniel Denny. Meanwhile, Joyce struggles with a painful personal secret, and Skye's marriage is in jeopardy. The characters' backstories are conveyed effectively in flashbacks, but certain developments will strike some readers as contrived. (BookLife)