After Gypsy con artist, Terese Sanderson is released from a Florida prison, secrets, schemes and lies beset the new life she begins in Malibu, California. Shortly after her arrival, her criminally motivated brother, Garrett, seduced by the love of money, sees his sister's business as an opportunity to extort from Terese's wealthy clients. Preying on those with something to hide, Garrett is unaware that someone may also be watching him. When Garrett is mysteriously murdered, homicide Detective Lindsay Carter is faced with finding his killer among a family of territorial gypsy con artists, and a newfound client list of Malibu's rich and famous. Meanwhile, as this same group threatens Terese Sanderson's life, secrets from her past surface that could destroy a famous and powerful Malibu family. As her lies unravel, will they work against her or to her benefit?
Juliet Dillon Clark was born and raised in Paso Robles, California. She graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1984 and pursued a career in Los Angeles. After working in the advertising industry for several years, she became a real estate broker and settled in raising a family in Northern Los Angeles. Much of her writing is based on her childhood memories of the beautiful central coast of California where she grew up.