Deception: A Novel

Shirley J.                             Adult Fiction                         Female Poker Player, Murder, Foster Kids   

Deception: A Novel by Selena Montgomery    400 pages

This is the story of 4 women who grew up in the same foster home presided over by a firm but caring woman.  Many things happen along the way of growing up in foster care and Finn Borders toughens up and builds a protective shield around herself never letting anyone too close.   She moves as far away from her foster home in Hallden, Georgia as she can as soon as she is old enough to leave.  She stays in touch with her foster sisters but always feels the woman who's care they were all in never liked her.  Always feeling she was a disappointment and never feeling she could find acceptance she got involved with men who taught her many things, one being how to play poker and how to play it so well she became a professional poker player.   She breaks her vow to never return to Hallden, Georgia when her "sisters" contact her to tell her their house mother has been accused of a horrible crime.  Like a superhero, Finn rushes back to help.  This is a story of redemption, of forgiveness, acceptance and hope.  A very good story.  I could picture Taraji P. Henson playing Finn if the book is ever made into a film.  I recommend this book to high schoolers on up.