My review of The Trophy Wives Club by Kristin Billerbeck...
Posted by:
Michelle Sutton on
October 6, 2007 at
10:27PM EST
From the Publisher:
Haley
Cutler is the consummate trophy wife. Perhaps "was" is the more
accurate term. Haley married Prince Charming when she was only twenty
years old – back in the day when highlights came from an afternoon at
the beach, not three hours in the salon.
When Jay first turned
his eye to Haley, she was putty in his slender, graceful hands. No one
ever treated her like she was important, and on the arm of Jay Cutler,
she became someone people listened to and admired. Unfortunately, after
seven years of marriage, her Prince Charming seems to belong to the
Henry the XIII line of royalty. When Haley loses Jay, she not only
loses her husband, she loses her identity.
With her first
independent decision, Haley leaves LA and moves home to Northern
California. Feeling freedom just within her grasp, Haley learns that
her settlement payments must go through one of Jay's financial
advisors, Hamilton Lowe. Haley believes he's nothing more than a spy.
And the feelings of distrust are mutual. Yet somehow, Hamilton finds
himself handing over the monthly checks in person, and Haley can't deny
that there's a kind of tenderness and protectiveness in Hamilton that
she's never experienced in a man before.
But before Haley can
even consider another relationship, she must learn to accept her
inherent worth, and what it is to be loved for who she is, not what's
on the outside.
My Review:
This
story is incredible and deep, yet entertaining at the same time. In
fact, I don't believe I've ever read a Christian fiction novel before
that did such a fabulous job capturing the emotion a divorced woman
feels and the self-condemnation that goes along with the whole
situation. Billerbeck brings out some important truths through dialogue
and relationships that is emotionally moving. I wish there were more
books likes this in CBA. It's so real!
In addition to the above,
this is one of the most romantic novels I've ever read and definitely
Billerbeck's best novel in the genre. I love Women's Fiction and this
story reads like Women's fiction with a touch of romance. Only this
story will leave you breathless because the tension is so well done.
The character arc is also one of the best I've read to date with the
spiritual portion being subtle, yet powerful at the same time. Nothing
is watered down, but it's all in there. And the ending is dynamite. I
loved it!
The Trophy Wives Club was published by Avon Inspire and released Sept. 4, 2007.
