The Secret Sister

by Elizabeth Lowell and Ann Maxwell

Book Overview

The Search For Her Sister Could Cost A Woman Her Life Christy McKenna, the smartest fashion writer in New York, thought she'd escaped her childhood in the impoverished rural West. Then came a call for help from the one person she could not refuse--her sister, the internationally celebrated model known only as Jo. Jo's plea draws Christy back to the magnificent mountains and mysterious red-rock canyons of the Four Corners country. But she's too late--Jo...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060511109
• ISBN13: 9780060511104
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 3.6" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

How well do you really know your sister?

This is a great story about a sister who is always getting her little sister out of trouble. Soon Christy finds out that Jo-Jo isn't who she thinks she is.

Great Story

This was the first E. Lowell book I read. I thought it was great. Having lived in the Southwest, I enjoyed the Anasazi artifacts storyline and thought it was pretty accurate. Christy and Cain made a good couple and enjoyed their chemistry. Overall B+.

A reissue well worth reading!

Although this book was originally written 12 years ago, I think the story holds up very well. Christy McKenna is a fashion editor for Horizon magazine and has just returned from two weeks vacation. She finds amid the myriad of messages and notes accumulated on her desk, a message slip marked "Urgent" from her sister Jo-Jo. They have been estranged for twelve years. Jo-Jo is known as "Jo" and has been famous fashion model for a decade. The sisters were raised by their grandmother when their parents were killed when they were young. Christy is older by 1 year and was offered a scholarship to college at age 18 which she took and thus left her sister Jo with their grandma. Christy feels guilty for abandoning Jo even though Jo is very self-centered and was always getting Christy in trouble. Christy is ordered by her boss to go out west to see the new Peter Hutton collection in Colorado. Jo-Jo is Peter Hutton's main model. Christy calls her sister and tells her she is coming. Christy is determined not to get ensnared in any of her sister's questionable activities this time but little does she know! While Christy is wandering about the small town she steps in a museum and see a man come in with boxes of artifacts and notices that Sheriff Danner does not like him and accuses him of stealing. Peter Hutton's assistant, Autry, invites her out to the ranch ahead of the show. Much to her surprise, her sister is not there and in fact Mr. Hutton states that she "took off". At a press gathering and barbeque, Christy sneaks into the house to search her sister's room determined to get back a favorite gold nugget necklace of her Grandma's and to get clues as to where Jo-Jo is. She has to hide when a burglar is caught and beaten by the guards. Then she almost gets caught and jumps off a deck to run and runs into the "thief" from the museum, Aaron Cain. From here on the book has lots of action, danger and mystery. While there are some holes in the plot, it was still a fun and exciting read that holds up well especially since I didn't read it the first time it was published.

Outstanding!

I am fascinated by the Anasazi which made this book an extra treat! And Cain, while a tough guy, wasn't as arrogant as I expected. I liked Christy but found her expectations about her sister Jo, who she hadn't seen in over a decade, a little unrealistic. But I definitely enjoyed this book and it made me long for a trip to the Four Corners area!

Couldn't put it down!

I enjoyed this fast paced romance mystery. I found the old version of this in a used book store and now see that it is to be rereleased. Try it, you won't be disappointed. Ann Naxwell (AKA E. Lowell) knows how to write a love scene! I haven't read one of her books in a while and after reading many other romance authors I am reminded of why she was instantly one of my favorites!! She writes chapters in such a way that you can't put the book down, something always happens to keep you reading on into the wee hours of the night. This story was interesting historically, had a good romance and presented a tense scenario of intrigue and danger. Enjoy!