The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen is a fast-paced, plot-driven romantic suspense story that moves from a Greek isle to the wilds of an Idaho ranch to the glittering lights of Paris.Nell Calder is the shy, plump, “ugly duckling” married to the handsome, successful prince. When a party they are attending on a remote Greek island is attacked and her husband and daughter killed, a severely disfigured Nell vows revenge. Emerging from plastic surgery, arranged for by the mysterious Nicholas Tanek, Nell is Helen of Troy, with a “face to launch a thousand ships” and Tanek is smitten vowing to protect her even as she plots her next move.
The Ugly Duckling will appeal to those who like a little mayhem and murder served up with their romance. Read alikes include: Smoke Screen by Sandra Brown, Sweet Talk by Julie Garwood, Sweet Revenge by Kay Rogal
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