Betrayal

by Gwen Hunter

Book Overview

Trade Paperback re-issue of Gwen Hunter's award winning international bestseller. BETRAYAL is set in an exotic, violent world where storms crash in from the Gulf, where crushing vines of wisteria are drenched with pungent lavender, where gators growl by night in brackish waters full of secrets. A suspense-filled tour de force about a woman who defies a threat honored through the generations. The first novel in the DeLande Saga.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671891537
• ISBN13: 9780671891534
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A modern day gothic!

This novel is based in New Orleans to Baton Rouge. As a young girl Nicolette Dazincort falls in love with Montgomery DeLande. Once of age, they marry and take a beautiful honeymoon. However, upon settling into married life Nicolette notices a change in her new husband. Montgomery develops a jealous side, bordering on the insane, when he takes her to meet his mother and brothers. As time passes, this odd behavior continues, usually whenever the brothers come to visit them. Even after they have children together Montgomery's jealousy continues and seems to be getting worse. When Nicolette learns a devastating secret she realizes what she must do, even though it means she may never see her children or friends again. ***** This books reads like a modern day Gothic novel. I could not put the book down. I simply HAD to know what was going to happen next. The author developed the characters so well and vividly that I could feel Nicolette's pain. Highly recommended! ***** Reviewed by D. Wilson.

A Bad Man Is Hard To Get Rid Of

Nicolette Dazincourt is a spunky, savvy girl, who knows her way around the backwoods of Louisiana, knows how to hunt and fish and take care of sick animals. She is thrilled when the handsome Montgomery DeLande shows an interest in her. She thinks she would give her soul to have him look at her. After their wedding and a whirlwind honeymoon in Paris she is taken to meet his family, and she begins to see another side of Montgomery--a dark and abusive side. As the story unfolds, Nicolette finds herself trapped in an abusive marriage. But what will she do when she learns that Montgomery has been abusing their young daughters? And that his family, powerful and influential in the state, is immersed in a peculiar culture of sexual violence? And that no woman ever leaves a DeLande, at least not alive? You will have to read the book to find out what happens. If you pick it up, you will not be able to put it down.Author Gwen Hunter writes brilliantly, drawing you quickly into the story. She creates wonderful female characters who will come alive for you--characters with grit and tenacity--women who fight for their lives against unbelievable odds. And men, both good and evil. And the atmosphere of South Louisiana. And the psychology of an abusive relationship from which the victim cannot break free. Sometimes the story is almost too graphic, too horrific. Sometimes the evil DeLandes are almost too evil, evil with no redeeming features. Still, the book works, and it is a spell-binding read. I recommend this one highly. (...)Reviewed by Louis N. Gruber.

AWESOME!!!!!!

I hope this author continues with sequels. I go to the bookstore every other month for a new novel. If you want a quick escape, I can assure you that this trip will : keep you on your toes, have you looking for a local cajun restaurant, or finding yourself booking a trip to this mysterious city, New Orleans. The scents will arouse your taste buds, the suspense will have you biting your fingernails! I hope to find more books from this author, yet when I ask about her, she herself is pretty much a mystery!

SUPERB!

Full of flavor and energy, Betrayal is intense and amazingly captivating from page 1 to the end. The characters are charasmatic and believable and the Louisiana flavor is rich and authentic. This is definitely an excellent book worthy of the read.