WINNER OF THE 2022 RWA SAPPHIRE AWARD Evil hides in this family secret Sophie Keane’s world is turned upside down when her parents are in a serious car accident, and she discovers her dad is not her biological father. Her mother is the one person who can answer her questions, but she’s laying in a coma. Oliver Hart is no stranger to tragedy and family tensions, be it his own or the clients who hire him for his investigative services. Desperate for a case that’s not about cheating spouses, Sophie hires him to find out who her father is. They embark on a journey that unearths dark secrets about Sophie’s mother and her past that are fighting hard to stay hidden. As everything familiar to Sophie crumbles, the one constant is Oliver and their growing attraction.
Author
Award-winning author Tanya Nellestein has been recreating the fruits of her overactive imagination on paper since she was a child. She is an avid reader, novelist, experience enthusiast, outstanding car vocalist, and Queen of fancy dress. Tanya writes gut-churning historical fiction, contemporary crime/mystery and suspense with a romantic angle that always includes good sex and a happily ever after. One thing you will always get with Tanya's books - a strong woman who knows who she is (eventually) and gets what she wants. She lives on the outskirts of Sydney with her two children, a psychotic cat and a dog that refuses to believe he’s not human. She is also an award-winning freelance journalist and member of the Romance Writers of Australia, the Australian Romance Readers Association and the Romance Writers of New Zealand. W8inner of the 2022 Romance Writers of Australia Sapphire Award for best unpublished romance manuscript for This Side of Fate. Tanya was shortlisted in the 2020 Australian Romance Readers Award for Favourite Debut Author and Favourite Holiday/Christmas story. In 2021, Tanya won the Romance Writers of Australia Romance in Media Award.
