Cruel Triumph — Nell Pierlain

She was sickened by the ugly truth. Rumors abounded that two women had paid a steep price for loving handsome and talented playwright Adrien Reed. One woman was dead -- the other crippled. But Julia thought she was different. Certain that Adrien loved her, she scoffed at the gossip ... until one rainy night when she narrowly escaped a fatal car crash. Shaken, she forced herself to deal with facts. Yet the more she probed, the more terrified she became. The brakes of her car had been tampered with ... Had Adrien meant her to be his next victim?