Right before his college graduation, Harry gets a call from his stepmother, Alice, with devastating news that his father has died. Returning to his father's home in Maine, Harry stays with Alice to help her and also figure out what happened to his father. He's always considered Alice to be sexy and beautiful, in a kind of otherworldly way -- which makes staying with her a little awkward. When Harry meets a mysterious young woman named Grace, he starts to suspect she knows his family. And, she's not the only one taking an interest in Harry; Alice has now focused all of her sensuality on him. Harry finds he's falling under the spell of both women, but also starts to fear both of them are hiding some dangerous secrets.
This is a story that's like a guessing game, where you learn details as Harry does - so while you may think you know who is telling the truth and what's going to happen, it's hard to really know. There's an obvious edge to this story with the sexy-stepmother angle. But, there's a hypnotic quality to the story and the taut pacing lends itself to the twists and turns here.
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