The Devil You Know: A Novel

New York...Smart, sexy Rose Fiorello grows up poor with nothing but a blistering hatred of Rothstein Realty, the developer that crushed her father's business...and a shocking plan to get even.Los Angeles...Pampered society princess Poppy Allen wants to escape the smothering cocoon of her parents' privileged life to embrace the excitement of becoming a rock star...or rock star maker.London...Plump, bullied Daisy Markham devours trashy bestsellers to escape her misery at boarding school...until she discovers that writing them can bring the acceptance-and man-she secretly desires.But as each of these gutsy women goes after her dreams, a brutal act committed long ago will suddenly explode their worlds-revealing the betrayal that stole the heritage of three baby girls... uniting them now with one common passion: revenge. Rose Fiorello has nothing. Nothing, that is, except a mane of blue-black hair, she-wolf eyes and a blistering hatred of Rothstein Realty, the ruthless New York property developer that crushed her father's business like a cockroach. She's vowed to make Rothstein's pay and when she meets Jake, the sexy, arrogant heir to the Rothstein fortune, revenge might be within reach. Poppy Allen is the perfect LA society wealthy parents, a lovely home, and looks that stop traffic. But Poppy craves the thrill of rock 'n' roll. It takes star quality to reach the top and Poppy knows where her talent lies. She doesn't want to be the star, she wants to be the star-maker, wheeling and dealing her way to the top. For Daisy Markham, life at her English boarding school is unbearable. Overweight and underachieving, she's an easy target for her cruel classmates. But Daisy escapes her misery by devouring trashy bestsellers, and she's starting to think she'd be better off writing them than reading them. Three women determined to get exactly what they want, who share more than burning ambition and dreams of success. What binds them is a secret they could have never imagined. Having served two years in prison for a crime he did not commit, Zack Chasteen hopes to reunite with his girlfriend in the Bahamas, but when his trip turns dangerous, he turns to a police superintendent and a Taino mystic for help