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When
Olivia Doyle’s father dies under suspicious circumstances, rather than
inheriting a family fortune, she inherits a new identity. She learns they were
placed in the Federal Witness Protection Program when she was five years old.
Her father was involved in an art forgery ring and testified against the mob.
Brought up not to trust anyone, Olivia has a difficult time relying on U.S.
Marshal Ethan Ryder to protect her, and to keep her secret. She fears her father
may have continued his life of crime through her art gallery. She has little
choice but to depend on Ethan when she realizes someone is now after her.
Olivia’s search for the truth leads her and Ethan across country to a family
and past she doesn’t remember.
At
the age of ten, Ethan witnessed a brutal murder. He vowed when he grew up, he’d
protect people in danger. Protecting Olivia is difficult when she won’t trust
him. He soon realizes his desire to protect her goes beyond doing his job, but
if his judgment becomes clouded by emotions, her safety could be
jeopardized.
Can
Ethan and Olivia learn to trust each other when they uncover secrets that will
change their lives forever?
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Book Excerpt
Father Clifford slipped a yellowed envelope from the side pocket of his vestment. “Your father gave this to me many years ago. Asked that I give it to you upon his death.”
She took the envelope from his hand. The organ music faded and a desolate, eerie stillness fell over the church, raising the hairs on the back of her neck. She tightened the shawl around her shoulders. She opened the envelope to find a letter and a newspaper clipping. She started with the letter.
Dear Livvy,
First, know that I loved you more than anything in this world. That’s why I hope someday you’ll forgive me for what I’ve done. Telling you the truth while I was alive could have put your life in danger. Now that I’m gone, I no longer fear for your safety. They would only have hurt you to get to me.
The only way to keep us safe was to enter the Witness Protection Program when you were five. Leaving our friends and family was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do. I can’t stand the thought of you now being alone. I hope you’ll go back to our family, in the town where I grew up, Five Lakes, Wisconsin. I’d like to be laid to rest there, next to your mother. Please forgive me enough to grant me this one last wish. If you should ever encounter any problems, contact Roy Howard, the U.S. Marshal who relocated us, at 415-334-9076. I’m so sorry. Please believe you were the most important thing to me. You were my life. My Livvy.
Love, Dad
Olivia stood paralyzed, her mind racing, trying to comprehend the letter. Was this some kind of sick joke? For the past twenty-four years her dad had lived in fear that somebody would hurt them? What had forced him to leave behind everyone he’d loved? Everyone she’d probably loved, but obviously couldn’t remember. And if her mom wasn’t buried in San Francisco, whose grave had Olivia been visiting here all these years? She tried to hold the letter steady in her trembling hands. Of course it was vague. Her dad had been a man of few words. However, these few words expressed a lot of emotion, something he’d never been good at doing.
“Is everything all right?” Father Clifford’s voice penetrated her thoughts.
Concern creased the older man’s brow and from the curiosity filling his gray eyes, he had no clue what the envelope contained. Her dad hadn’t even trusted a priest with his secret. Her dad had been the only person she’d ever really trusted, and it turned out she hadn’t truly known him.
She merely nodded, unable to find her voice. She inhaled a deep breath. The scent of beeswax candles and incense did little to calm the panic racing through her veins. She unfolded a clipping from a Chicago newspaper, dated twenty-four years ago. The headline read Art Dealer in Bed with Mob Blows Whistle on Forgery Ring and Vinnie Carlucci. The article included a photo of police officers escorting her dad. She started reading the article. Prominent Chicago art dealer Andrew Donovan confesses to having sold more than a hundred forgeries...
Her stomach dropped. She slapped a hand over her mouth, certain she was about to vomit right there on the pew.
Her dad had been a criminal.
The nature of his crime made it all the more surreal.
She stared in disbelief at the papers in her hand. His name had been Andrew Donovan, not Alex Doyle. Her last name was Donovan. Was her first name actually Olivia? Instead of inheriting a family fortune, she’d inherited a new identity.
Or rather, an old one.
Toot's Review By Stacy Sabala
In Identity Crisis the main
character, Olivia, has her world turned upside down after her father dies. The secrets that he had kept from her for her
whole life shock her and put her in danger.
In steps Ethan Ryder who is sworn to protect her. They travel from San
Francisco to a small town in Wisconsin
trying to keep Olivia safe.
This was a fun read that went
really quick. The mystery was
interesting and the ending was a bit of a surprise. The relationship forming between Ethan and
Olivia was sweet and sometimes frustrating but not too intense. It took awhile for these two to really trust
each other. The story was intriguing as
it involved the art world, lost family members and the mob.
As I read the story, I felt
sorry for Olivia for all the surprises she received and smiled when she and
Ethan connected. This is definitely a
book to read for those of you who like a light mystery and romance.
Author Bio

When Eliza isn’t traveling for her job as an event planner,
or tracing her ancestry roots through Ireland, she’s at home in Milwaukee
working on her next novel, bouncing ideas off her husband Mark, and her cats
Quigley, Frankie, and Sammy.
You can find Eliza on the web at:
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and review Identity Crisis. I appreciate the great review! Have a wonderful weekend!
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