Bestselling author Mortman(Rightfully Mine,etc.)presents another blockbuster with this eighth novel,which features an ex-movie star who runs a powerful,Martha Stewart-like empire.Vera Hart is the 59-year-old "Goddess of Perfection"behind Hart Line International (HLI),and her company's array of makeup,fashion,decorating and cooking products has a devoted following.She's also the cool-as-ice matriarch of a seriously dysfunctional family.Her daughters,Greta and Martie,who were separated in youth by their parents' divorce,"can't stand each other."And their sibling rivalry heats up even more when Vera appoints Martie to head a new line of HLI skin products at the same time that she hires the daughter's mutual love interest,attorney Bryan Chalmers,to look into some serious problems at HLI,including Enron-like fiscal shenanigans,poisoned lipsticks,death threats and murders.

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From New York Times bestselling author Doris Mortman comes a novel about the rival01 between sisters, the ruthless determination of their mother, and the seething hatred of an enemy set on destrol,ing them.

THREE WOMEN...

Vera Hart has it all: a cosmetics empire, international recognition, a devoted daughter, and a legion of fans. But her world suddenly comes crashing down. First, someone is sabotaging her company. Next, her enemies are moving in. And then someone begins to kill using the most insidious means possible--cosmetics that bear Vera's name.

ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO GAIN...

Martie Phelps is estranged from Vera, her mother. A military doctor in the first Gulf War, Martie has scars and demons she holds close. As a single mother, all she wants is a quiet life with her daughter. Now, the glamorous, complicated Vera Hart is making overtures to her: Vera wants Martie back in her life.

ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO LOSE...

Greta Hart wants her sister, Martie, to stay gone. Greta has always been the dutiful daughter who Vera has taken for granted. This current crisis is helping Vera pull Martie closer.And Greta doesn't like it.

ALL STAND IN THE PATH OF AKILLER...

All three women are searching for answers.Who wants to bringdown Vera HarP. How intense can a rivalry between estranged sistersget？ And when will the killer strike next？