Twisted Webs
by Darlene Quinn
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Pub Date Sep 01 2010 | Archive Date Dec 02 2015
Greenleaf Book Group | Emerald Book Company
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A baby girl is stolen, and tightly woven webs of deception encase her and two families for eight traumatic years.
The stunningly beautiful and elegant Ashleigh Taylor gives birth to twin daughters while she's in Long Beach visiting her father figure, Charles Stuart, the founder of Bentley's Royale. Hours later, a parent's worst nightmare occurs: Cassie is kidnapped. Twisted Webs unravels the mystery of the abduction of Callie's identical twin. There is plenty going on to keep them turning pages all the way to the end.
With candor and sensitivity, Darlene Quinn probes the shock and despair, the anger and frustration of parents suddenly missing a child and the long-term effects on a family wrestling with these emotions. Each of the novel's complementary storylines--Paige Toddman's reunion with her mother, Viviana De Mornay's secret, and others--ties to the redemptive theme of motherhood.
Suspense electrifies the pages of each short, fast-paced chapter. Could Caroline Stuart have hired someone to kidnap the infant because of her deranged jealousy and desire for the Taylor family to suffer pain, as she does? Is the Jordon's department store executive a suspect because of personal grief? The abducted twin's father hires a deeply empathetic detective to answer those and many other questions that arise during her disappearance--at the close of which the author has crafted a knockout ending.
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EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9781934572719 |
PRICE | $25.95 (USD) |
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a new born baby girl is kidnapped from the Hospital ,she is an identical twin.
In the beginning i wanted to see the baby Cassie & mother Ashleigh reunited as the story progressed i was torn between the mother and child being reunited and the other woman Erica who had raised the baby since birth losing her child.
A soap opera between the covers, Twisted Webs by Darlene Quinn is a page-turner that I found myself unable to put down after just a few pages. How far would you go for someone you loved? Would you steal a newborn child, regardless of the pain that will forever be etched into the hearts of the family who lost her? How many webs must be woven to hide the child from her biological family?
In the continuing Webs series, Twisted Webs has the benefit of the foundation already put in place by Webs of Power where life in the world of the wealthy and powerful corporate wolves prey upon their unsuspecting victims. Now we are taken into the more personal and private world of these giants in the fashion industry, their more human side. One family grieves the loss of one of their newborn twin daughters, no amount of money can find her. One family rejoices in the miraculous “generosity” of a troubled young teen. But is that really what happened? Will the truth ever come out?
Spanning a period of eight years in the separate lives of these two families, Ms. Quinn does a remarkable job of moving the story along without a hitch. The emotional distress, the feelings of loss, the “not quite”healing for the Taylor family knows no monetary bounds; it is universal. Conversely, when the adoptive mother learns and admits the truth of her daughter’s birth, her pain and fear of discovery and what she will do to prevent that is like an emotional vise around your heart. How much love does it take to make things right? What is right, after eight years? Can there be forgiveness? Is compromise possible? What about the twins?
Ms. Quinn hit this one out of the emotional park. This is a story of family, of bonds, of fate and timing as the wheel of life turns, until one day, the brakes are thrown and the webs converge in an amazing climax that will make the twists and turns worth the journey.
I received this copy from Greenleaf Book Group LLC in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group LLC (September 1, 2010)
ISBN: 9781934572719 Genre: Adult Fiction Number of Pages: 461 Available from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble
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Really enjoyed this tale of twins separated at birth!
Would recommend :)
"Twisted Webs" is oh, so adequately titled. "Twisted" embodies the best description I can think of to describe this intriguing book. Having the ability to catch up with main characters from earlier books in the series is very enjoyable. However, that is not to say that you need to have read the previous books in order to understand this story. True to her master writing craft, Darleen Quinn provides precisely the right amount of information so that you don't feel lost in the book at hand.
This book really made me ponder about what my reaction to finding myself surrounded by the same plot would entail. As a reader, you are able to glimpse how you would react, yet you see a different side as well. This is quite fun and certainly engaging.
I was hooked upon first getting into the story and I couldn't predict it easily at all. I am happy to say that I enjoyed it to the end!
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