Love Lies Beneath - by Ellen Hopkins (Paperback)

About the Book

"Tara is gorgeous, affluent, and forty. She lives in an impeccably restored Russian Hill mansion in San Francisco. Once a widow, twice divorced, she's a woman with a past she prefers keeping to herself. Enter Cavin Lattimore. He's handsome, kind, charming, and the surgeon assigned to Tara following a ski accident in Lake Tahoe. In the weeks it takes her to recover, Cavin sweeps her off her feet and their relationship blossoms into something Tara had never imagined possible. But then she begins to notice some strange things: a van parked outside her home at odd times, a break-in, threatening text messages and emails"--Amazon.com.

Book Synopsis

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Collateral "is at her best in this outstanding novel written in gorgeous prose...a sex-filled masterpiece of mystery and romance" (Library Journal) about a woman caught in a love affair that could be her salvation--or her undoing.

Once a widow, twice divorced, Tara is a woman with a past she prefers to keep hidden. She's gorgeous, affluent, and content living alone in her flawless San Francisco mansion.

That is, until she meets Cavin Lattimore--the charming surgeon who sweeps her off her feet following a ski accident in Lake Tahoe. But as her recovery progresses and her love life flourishes, Tara notices some suspicious incidents--an unusual van parked outside her home, a break-in, threatening text messages, and distressing emails. She can't help but notice the cracks in Cavin's "perfect" persona, including the suppressed rage his conniving teenage son elicits.

Housebound and on crutches, Tara depends on Cavin--perhaps to a dangerous degree--as she juggles difficult relationships with her envious sister and best friend, her irritable brother-in-law, and her estranged mother. However perfect Tara's life may have appeared before, new events are starting to expose what lies beneath.

Writing for the first time in prose, Ellen Hopkins unveils a brand new form that's fresh, smoldering and emblematic of her celebrated poetic voice. Injected with a signature dose of suspense, sex, and drama, Love Lies Beneath delivers right up to its shocking and unexpected conclusion.

Review Quotes

Praise for Collateral:

"Uplifting and heartbreaking... featuring characters grappling with the serious issues of our time."-- "Publishers Weekly"

Praise for Love Lies Beneath:

"Hopkins is at her best in this outstanding novel written in gorgeous prose and interspersed with her signature free verse between chapters. She leaves no stone unturned and keeps the reader guessing until the very last pages. This fabulous, sex-filled masterpiece of mystery and romance has an ending that will give readers major chills."-- "Library Journal (starred review)"

Praise for Triangles:

"Though Hopkins is known mostly for her young-adult novels, her latest is an absorbing grown-up story, told in beautiful blank verse, about three friends with messy family and romantic lives."-- "EW.com ("Must-List" pick)"

"Hopkins delivers a raw and riveting tale of love and forgiveness that will captivate readers."-- "Publisher's Weekly"

"Hopkins examines the difficulties often overlooked in military marriages, such as limited communication, infidelity, worry over injury, loneliness, and the physical and mental issues of returning veterans. . . . The story will appeal to many readers."-- "Library Journal"

"Searing. . . . Hopkins examines the highs and lows of the mercurial nature of a relationship with someone whose first loyalty is to his (or her) country."-- "The Denver Post"

"The characters are strong, the writing is vivid, and the plot is engaging."-- "Booklist"

About the Author

Ellen Hopkins is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous young adult novels, as well as the adult novels such as Triangles, Collateral, and Love Lies Beneath. She lives with her family in Carson City, Nevada, where she has founded Ventana Sierra, a nonprofit youth housing and resource initiative. Follow her on Twitter at @EllenHopkinsLit.