Charity Evans and Lynzee Lavender haven't always had the best relationship—for the most part thanks to them being writers. But while Lynzee is the wealthy, successful New York Times bestselling author of science fiction books, Charity is just squeaking by. Why is success passing her by? And why is her publisher all of a sudden reluctant to renew her contract? Now Charity suspects the worst: That her own sister has had her blacklisted! With her savings dwindling, Charity struggles to pay her bills, and the pressure is putting an incredible strain on her marriage. The rivalry goes into overdrive when Lynzee reveals that the father of the child she gave up years ago is...Charity's husband! Charity's life goes into a tailspin as she struggles to decide if she should tell her husband about the child he never knew he had, or if that would be just the excuse he needs to abandon her for good. She knows she has to do something, but will the path she ultimately decides to take end up destroying them all?

We ain't the Brontës

McMillan, Rosalyn

New York: Urban ; London: Turnaround [distributor]

Turnaround [distributor], Urban

Urban Books, LLC

Urban renaissance (Deer Park, N.Y.), New York, London, 2012

United States, United States of America

Deer Park, NY, ©2011

Charity Lavender Evans is a national bestselling author, but she has not achieved the success of her sister, Lynzee Lavender, whose science fiction books reached New York Times bestselling status. No matter how hard Charity tries, she is unable to get her contract renewed. It's been seven years.
<p>Lynzee drops a bomb on Charity and tells her that Charity's husband, Jett, is the father of the daughter she bore thirty-three years ago and gave up for adoption. Unwilling to believe her, Charity hires a private detective. When it is revealed to her that the reason for her career stalling is that Lynzee had her blacklisted, Charity is appalled. She contacts Lynzee, who denies it and then puts pressure on Charity to tell Jett the truth about his daughter. Charity is in total denial.</p>
<p>Without a contract renewal, Charity and Jett are forced to sell their dream home. She and her husband take jobs to make ends meet, but she continues to write. Her hard work pays off, and she gets a new contract. Revelations, which becomes a New York Times bestseller, exposes a part of Lynzee's past that she's embarrassed about. As her own career and book sales plummet, she files a five million dollar civil suit against Charity.</p>
<p>Jett eventually finds out about his daughter. He is furious at Charity for lying to him, and files for a divorce. Trying to define her life as a wife, mother, sister, and writer will cause Charity to make some drastic changes that will eventually make her a stronger woman, but Charity's problems are not over. Someone is playing nasty tricks on her. She fears for her life. Jett and Charity debate if it's his ex-lover or Lynzee who is trying to hurt her. Everyone is shocked to discover the person's true identity.</p>

Originally published: Deer Park, NY : Urban Books, 2011
Charity Lavender Evans, a national best-selling author, finds her life spinning wildly out of control when her sister Lynzee files a civil suit against her and her husband files for divorce, which forces her to redefine her life as a wife, mother, sister, and writer

2023-06-28