Envy by Sandra Brown is a gripping tale of revenge, manipulation, and betrayal intertwined with themes of love, lust, and suspense. The story follows Maris Matherly Reed, a New York publisher who becomes entangled in a mysterious manuscript by an anonymous author, Parker Evans. As Maris delves deeper into the manuscript's storyline, she uncovers dark secrets from the past and finds herself caught in a web of deceit orchestrated by her own husband. The narrative skillfully weaves together multiple plot threads, including a complex revenge scheme and a romance that defies expectations, keeping readers on the edge of their seats until the final revelation.
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Content warnings include strong sexual content, vulgar language, and themes involving betrayal and deception.
Has Romance?
There is a medium level of romance in Envy, as the relationship between Maris and Parker develops amidst the thriller plot.
From The Publisher:
New York book editor Maris Matherly-Reed knows a bestseller when she sees one - even if it is a tantalizing partial manuscript submitted by a writer identified only as P.M.E., with the return address of an obscure island off the Georgia coast. Maris is intrigued enough to search for him.
Her trip to Georgia to meet the mysterious author takes her to an eerie, ruined cotton plantation, where Maris finds Parker Evans, a man confined to a wheelchair who carefully hides his past. Coaxing his novel from him chapter by chapter, Maris gets caught up in his tale of two friends who rent a boat with a young woman for a night of sex and drinking. Only one person will return from that trip.
Disturbed about her sexual attraction to Parker and worried about her marriage to author and her co-publisher Noah Reed, Maris returns to New York where the delivery of Parker's newest chapters convince her they are more than fiction. She wonders how well she knows her husband and begins a harrowing search for a truth that ties back to a terrifying crime and a will use her, or anyone, to get his revenge.
Envy explores the way love and hatred shape lives in a breathtaking story of suspense.
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About the Author:
Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-two New York Times bestsellers, has published over eighty novels, and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-five languages. Four books have been adapted for film. She lives in Texas.
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