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Overview
Customers who like books by Nora Roberts, Carla Neggars, and Karen Robards will enjoy this romantic and suspenseful book from #1 NYT Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy.
Every family has secrets -- some too intriguing to resist ... some too dangerous to ignore ...
A novel about three remarkable families -- the fifty-year-old promise that once bound them together, the fiery betrayal that tore them apart, and the ancient bronze dragon that could destroy their future ...
Riley McAllister, Paige Hathaway, and Alyssa Chen come from very different worlds. Tough guy Riley has overcome the hard knocks of a working-class upbringing. Paige struggles to define her place as the heir to a famous antiques emporium. And Alyssa feels trapped by the restrictions of her family's old world attitudes. Now this unlikely trio of strangers must come together to follow an elusive trail through the streets of San Francisco -- from glittering Pacific Heights to colorful Chinatown to trendy south of Market. Each will have to make the impossible choice between romantic love and family loyalty, between sheltering lies and revealing truth. Once the door to the past is opened, there's no turning back ...
Reviews
"Golden Lies is an absolute treasure, a fabulous, page-turning combination of romance and intrigue. Fans of Nora Roberts and Elizabeth Lowell will love Golden Lies." Kristin Hannah
"Freethy's smooth prose, spirited storytelling and engaging characters, are sure to send readers on a treasure hunt for the author's backlist books." Publishers Weekly
"A priceless Chinese artifact, an ancient curse, and a decades-old betrayal set the stage for this gripping story, which unites the grandchildren from three diverse, yet strangely linked, families and sweeps them from the rarified world of high-priced antiques to the fragrant alleys of San Francisco's Chinatown on an urgent quest to unravel the past's secrets. Multidimensional characters at all levels (especially the strong-willed hero and heroine), realistic and sometimes funny dialog, and a well-constructed plot that Freethy unwraps with such consummate skill that the conclusion is at once surprising and totally logical result in a rich and compelling tale." Library Journal
"The lives of three families collide and intersect in this wonderfully intriguing new drama by bestselling author Freethy." Romantic Times Magazine
OTHER ROMANTIC SUSPENSE TITLES by Barbara Freethy
BEAUTIFUL STORM (Lightning Strikes Trilogy #1)
LIGHTNING LINGERS (Lightning Strikes Trilogy #2)
SUMMER RAIN (Lightning Strikes Trilogy #3)
DON'T SAY A WORD
ALL SHE EVER WANTED
SILENT RUN & SILENT FALL (Sanders Brothers Duo)
TAKEN & PLAYED (Deception Duo)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780996946483 |
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| Publisher: | Fog City Publishing, LLC |
| Publication date: | 06/14/2016 |
| Edition description: | Reissue |
| Pages: | 413 |
| Sales rank: | 297,606 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Barbara Freethy is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of 45 novels ranging from contemporary romance to romantic suspense and women's fiction. Traditionally published for many years, Barbara opened her own publishing company in 2011 and has since sold over 5.3 million copies of her books. Twenty of her titles have appeared on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller Lists. In July of 2014, Barbara was named the Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) Bestselling Author of ALL TIME! She was also the first Indie Author to sell over 1.5 million copies at both Barnes and Noble and Amazon.
An author known for writing emotional stories about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary situations, Barbara has received starred reviews from Publishers' Weekly and Library Journal and has also received six nominations for the RITA for Best Single Title Contemporary Romance from Romance Writers of America. She has won the honor twice for her novels Daniel's Gift and The Way Back Home. Barbara is currently writing a new contemporary series, The Callaways, featuring a family born to "serve and protect." She is also launching a new romantic suspense trilogy with BEAUTIFUL STORM, the first book in her Lightning Strikes Trilogy. For more information, visit Barbara's website at www.barbarafreethy.com
Interviews
An Interview with Barbara Freethy
USA Today–bestselling author Barbara Freethy explores family secrets, passion, and danger in this romantic adventure about three very different families and the deadly secret that binds them together. It starts off with a fantasy come true, as security expert Riley McAllister and his grandmother bring a dirty bronze dragon from her attic to be evaluated on the show Antiques on the Road, where it is found to be a priceless work of art. When famed antique specialist David Hathaway and his beautiful daughter, Paige, offer to assess the dragon, the fantasy is shattered quickly as David is assaulted and the statue stolen. It falls to an unlikely trio -- Riley, Paige, and Alyssa Chen -- to uncover family secrets as they search for the dragon and make the hard choices between love and family.
Heart to Heart asked Barbara Freethy about her background, her interests, and how she became a novelist.
Heart to Heart: What's Golden Lies about?
Barbara Freethy: Golden Lies is a story about love, friendship, promises, and betrayal. It's a romantic adventure that brings together three families from three very different worlds in their quest to find the truth about an ancient bronze dragon whose existence makes them question everything they know about themselves. The hero is a rugged security expert; the heroine, the heir apparent to an antiques house. Each will have to make a choice between love and family, between lies and the truth. This story is one of my personal favorites, and I think readers who like a bit of mystery and adventure with their romance will enjoy Golden Lies.
HtoH: Do you have a personal interest in antiques?
BF: I love the idea of finding a treasure in a pile of junk. I don't think there is anyone who hasn't cleaned out an attic or a basement and not wondered if one of those items might be worth a fortune. In Golden Lies, a nice old lady discovers an ugly dragon statue in her attic that turns out to be a priceless artifact. Wouldn't we all love to do that?
HtoH: Where did you get the idea for the plot and locale of Golden Lies?
BF: I wanted to write a book set in San Francisco, because I love the way the neighborhoods and cultures change so quickly around every corner. One minute you're in the Financial District, the next you're in Chinatown, then you're surrounded by Russian bakeries or Italian restaurants. I thought it would be fun to bring characters together from all those neighborhoods and turn their lives upside down. After having an opportunity to see a Chinese New Year's parade, I knew that the smells, the colors, the firecrackers would all make a wonderful scene in a novel.
HtoH: In the past, you've held such diverse jobs as the writer for the March of Dimes and player's representative with the Women's Tennis Association. How did you become a novelist?
BF: I've always loved books and writing -- it just took me a while to get to the novel writing stage. I did have some wonderful experiences in my other jobs. I had a chance to travel, meet celebrities and athletes, and even learn about the film industry during a stint as a tour guide for Universal Studios. Most of those jobs also involved writing in some form. I wrote everything from brochures and newsletters to invitations and feature magazine articles. All the while I was itching to write a novel. Finally, I did, and writing books has turned out to be the most rewarding job of all.
HtoH: What's the best part about being a writer?
BF: The research. I have a group of writer friends who are always willing to accompany me on writing field trips. For Golden Lies, we took a walking tour of Chinatown, visiting a fortune cookie factory, an herb shop, and a martial arts studio. Of course, we had to sample the food as well. I'm a curious person, and each book allows me to learn something new. There's a fascinating story around every corner.