Common Passions — Taylor Smith

One fateful summer day, Mallory's world crumbled before her eight-year-old eyes. Suddenly, her parents, her home and her innocence were gone destroyed in a fiery explosion. When it was all over, only rage, pain and unanswered questions remained.

After years of struggle, Mallory Caine seems finally to have come to terms with the hand she's been dealt. She has wealth, fame and the love of a good man. As a provocative syndicated talk-show host, she can bring about justice for anyone-except for her murdered parents.

But suddenly the past descends on her once again, and Mallory becomes tangled in a web of deceit and violence woven by a cruel and powerful figure.

Now, finding the truth about her parents' murder is an obsession. With the clock ticking, Mallory is drawn into a deadly contest with a madman set on revenge....