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White Lies

Jayne Ann Krentz

First published 1999 · 496 pages

A crackling blend of psychic intuition and romantic suspense where two guarded people must navigate a minefield of deception to find the truth—and each other.

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What it feels like

Reading this book feels like stepping into a sun-drenched, high-stakes game of chess where every conversation is layered with hidden meaning. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging clip, driven by the crackling chemistry and sharp banter between two highly competent, deeply guarded people. There is a distinct pragmatic edge to the romance; the characters do not swoon, they assess, making their eventual surrender to trust all the more satisfying. The atmosphere is thick with wealthy family intrigue and the subtle, electric tension of psychic abilities treated not as magic, but as a dangerous practical reality. It is a perfect escape for readers who love their romantic suspense served with a side of wry humor, capable heroines, and mysteries where the greatest puzzle is figuring out who to trust.

Mood
  • crackling
  • intrigue-laden
  • sun-drenched
  • tense
Tone
  • wry
  • pragmatic
  • suspenseful
  • romantic
Pace
brisk
Themes
trust and deception · finding an equal · the burden of intuition · family secrets · vulnerability behind armor
The writing
The prose is snappy and efficient, driven by sharp, pragmatic banter and quick-witted observations.
The arc
The protagonist moves from a state of guarded, isolated self-reliance to finding profound trust and partnership with a true equal.
Who it's for
Readers who crave romantic suspense featuring highly competent, no-nonsense heroines and heroes who match them in both intellect and hidden depths.
Content notes
  • murder
  • family betrayal
  • grief

About the book

Relationships are challenging enough for most single over-thirty women. For level-ten parasensitive Clare Lancaster, they're a minefield. The elite few who know her secret call her a human lie detector, and any falsehood, no matter how subtle or well hidden, sets her blood racing. Over the years, Clare has come to accept that someone with her extraordinary talents is unlikely to find a suitable mate. And she's even resigned herself to the fact that everyone, to one degree or another, hides behind a facade.

Including her recently deceased brother-in-law. When Clare finds the body of Brad McAllister, the golden child of Stone Canyon, Arizona, the posh residents turn a suspicious eye in her direction. As Archer Glazebrook's daughter, Clare is shielded from the law, but not the gossip. It seems that meeting the half sister and family whom she did not know until seven months ago was a mistake. Now her father summons her from California to play a role in his business empire, and Clare doesn't intend on making the same mistake twice.

But after meeting Jake Salter, Archer Lancaster’s “business consultant,” she is convinced that things aren’t what they seem. Salter’s careful conversation walks a delicate line between truth and deception, revealing and resisting. Something sparks and sizzles between them—something more than the usual electricity between a man and a woman.

Caught in a dizzying storm of secrets, lies, and half-truths, Jake and Clare will plunge into an investigation that demands every bit of their special gifts. Together, they must overcome their mutual distrust in order to unravel a web of conspiracy and murder.

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