Description:
Sheridan Montgomery leads a charmed life as the wife of Eliot, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. But an attack on their lives cripples Eliot, and they retreat to a remote Mexican village. As Sheridan quietly cares for her husband, she sees her dreams slipping away. Luke Traynor shatters their reverie when he arrives to tell Sheridan of her father's heart attack and the evidence implicating him in a conspiracy. Sheridan returns to Chicago to untangle the web of her father's past and is forced to confront her feelings for Luke, a trail of deceit, and the truth about her marriage.Sheridan Montgomery leads a charmed life as the wife of Eliot, U.S. ambassador to Venezuela. But an attack on their lives cripples Eliot, and they retreat to a remote Mexican village. As Sheridan quietly cares for her husband, she sees her dreams slipping away. Luke Traynor shatters their reverie when he arrives to tell Sheridan of her father's heart attack and the evidence implicating him in a conspiracy. Sheridan returns to Chicago to untangle the web of her father's past and is forced to confront her feelings for Luke, a trail of deceit, and the truth about her marriage.
My Thoughts:
I am a huge fan of Sally John's. I love how she can put me right into the character's shoes and make me feel just what they're feeling. The descriptions are beautiful and striking. This story took a look at how a marriage can change in an instant. Sheridan's life changes forever when she and her husband are attacked and her husband is serverly injured. As a result, his whole personality changes. Now over a year later, her marriage is a shell of what it was before. John takes Sheridan through an exploration of all that would mean, plus throws Sheridan into a family crisis, a friendship that could help her but could be disasterous for her marriage, and her own PTSD from the attack. A powerful story about love and trust in marriage and forgiveness. I enjoyed it very much and hope for more in the series.
