When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah but she has thought of her every day and not in a good way. So Claire does what anyone would do in her position - she stalks her.
Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's. It's the life Claire used to have, before Hannah came along and took it all away from her.
Back then, Claire was a happy teenager with porcelain skin and long, wavy blond hair. Now she's an overweight lazy drunk with hair the color of compost and skin to match. Which is why when Hannah advertises for a housekeeper, Claire is confident she can apply and not be recognized. And since she has time on her hands, revenge on her mind and a talent for acting.
Because what better way to seek retribution - and redress - than from within the beautiful Mrs. Hannah Carter's own home?
Except that it's not just Claire who has secrets. Everyone in that house seems to have something to hide.
And now, there's no way out.
Growing up, Claire had it all ... money, family and a future. But that all disappeared after a nanny named Hannah was hired by her family to take care of her younger brother and accused Claire’s dad of something terrible. It destroyed Claire’s family and according to Claire, wrecked her life.
Now in her mid-20s, Claire is barely getting by ... she's working part-time in a doctor's office and giving him special "treatment" for extra pay. One day she sees Hannah in a fancy hair salon ... Hannah is now the rich and classy Mrs. Carter. Claire decides she's going to get revenge for all the wrongs Hannah had done to her family.
She fakes her identity (hoping Hannah doesn't recognize her) and gets hired as Hannah’s housekeeper and nanny to her baby. Then she puts her plan into action.
This story is written in first person perspective in Claire's voice. When I started reading it, I didn't know what to make of it. It's not the usual kind of story I like. Right away, Claire is unlikable. She lies often and from her description of herself, she's not attractive but doesn't really care. If she was that gross, I found it unbelievable that she was able to successfully seduce her boss and thought she could seduce the rich and attractive Mr. Carter (who has a hot young wife). Instead of rising above what happened when she was younger, she didn't and blamed Hannah for her crappy life. Plus what kind of a person puts their life (such as it was) on hold to get revenge for something that happened 10 years ago? Claire wasn't seeking money ... all she wanted was Hannah to admit she made it all up. Huh??!! But I carried on and was curious to see how it was going to end. Then when the twist came, I wasn't buying it. The ending was ridiculous and unbelievable given Claire's actions and personality. As a head's up, there is swearing, violence and adult activity.
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