FICTION

Only Ever Her

Lake Union: Amazon. May 2019. 298p. ISBN 9781503903890. pap. $14.95; ebk. ISBN 9781503958890. F
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The date is set, the church and pastor are booked, everything is in order. But in sleepy, small-town, Ludlow, SC, bride-to-be Annie Taft has disappeared four days before the wedding. That same day, the man convicted of the murder of her mother is released from jail after a DNA test calls his guilt into question. It's the man that as a toddler she identified. Did Cordell Lewis seek revenge, or did Annie play runaway bride? As the search for her continues, many are forced to confront long-held secrets, including her Aunt Faye, a much-respected salon owner, transplanted to Ludlow to care for orphaned Annie after her mother's brutal murder. Were her motives selfless, or was she running from something darker? Did Kenny, the loner who has adored Annie since high school, decide he couldn't bear to see her in the arms of another? Even Annie has her secrets. If Cordell didn't kill Lydia, who did? And where is Annie?
VERDICT Whalen (When We Were Worthy) writes about the secrets that cement and destroy small Southern towns. While not quite a nail-biter, this will satisfy those who enjoy watching a community's underbelly exposed.
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