Rave Reviews…
If given half a chance Christine McKellar would give Jackie Collins a run for her publishing money. The Devil’s Valet, McKellar’s third thrilling, steamy novel introduces readers to a lovely set of likable California twins. The author fleshes them out, and when the heroine, Crosby Campbell falls in love with an English film star, the tangled web of murder, seduction and intrigue springs from Manhattan to the Hamptons to London to Tokyo and California. The environments are intoxicating, the characters filled with power and passion. And, even though Crosby’s handsome husband is villainous, McKellar makes him a truly tragic figure. She avoids what I like to call the cookie cutter character pitfall, which is refreshing. Even characters with few redeeming qualities are complex. Nothing is entirely black or white.
Published by Philia Publishing, The Devil’s Valet is a page-turner. How far would you go to get what you want? To get revenge? To find the love of your life? Who is Darby’s father, and why did a Japanese billionaire kidnap her? If you want a fast, adventurous read featuring characters that will stay with you, then you will find McKellar’s latest book the perfect escape. –Linda Lane, Las Vegas Woman Magazine.
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A chance meeting with her favorite movie star snares a young woman in a web of ambition, betrayal and revenge.
Crosby Campbell thinks she’s just dragging her twin sister Katelyn to London for a spur-of-the moment holiday, but fate and other forces at work have far more in store for her… McKellar (A Port of No Return, 2006, etc.) has created a strong, empathetic heroine, and she renders the world she moves in in convincing detail. The over-the-top plot may prove rough going for some readers, but others will find it a rollicking good ride.
A frothy diversion worthy of a Lifetime movie. – Kirkus Discoveries Review
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Synopsis
Crosby Campbell and her twin sister, Katelyn, arrive in London on a business trip. In what appears to be a twist of fate, Crosby meets the man of her dreams, British film star, Vaughn O’Connell. Like a modern Cinderella, Crosby stays in London to become the wife of her cinema idol. The fairy tale ends though one horrifying evening at a masquerade ball where Crosby is attacked by a trickster in disguise in an underground vault.
Having reason to believe her husband abandoned her to the assailant, Crosby divorces him. In anguish, she decides to flee to the Long Island manor of a wealthy and powerful family friend: the arrogant Chase Partinger. Right before Crosby leaves London, however, the theft of a prize race horse, belonging to her best friend’s husband, marks the beginning of a series of shocking events—each one more deplorable than the last.
Crosby finds herself drawn into the world of a mysterious puppeteer who lurks behind the scenes—manipulating her life in a twisted, Faustian fashion. Those who aide Crosby find their own perceptions irrevocably altered when they are drawn into the game; a game —fueled by lust, greed and ambition—that spins out of control.
