Mask of Fortune — Alexandra Connor

As a child, Zoe Mellor craved her mother's love, but her mother only had eyes for her first child, Victor - and died without revealing why she had directed such rancour at her daughter. Motherless at sixteen, Zoe spends her young days looking after her father and adored brothers in Lancashire. Here, she discovers she has a talent for painting and art appreciation - which the conniving Victor persuades her to put to nefarious use. Zoe's meteoric rise in the glamorous world of international art is mirrored by her success as a forger, which makes the family a fortune - but also engenders jealousy and greed. Now Zoe risks losing everything she has always worked for: her reputation, and the love and security she has found...