Review: Under Currents

Under Currents by Nora Roberts
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

There are two main characters in this story: Zane Bigelow and Darby McCray. The main location is a town called Lakeview in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Zane comes from a wealthy family. His father, Dr. Graham Bigelow, is Chief of Surgery of Mercy Hospital near Asheville. His mother, Eliza Bigelow, is a stay-at-home wife whose main job is to host dinner, cocktail, and garden parties. Zane also has a younger sister, Britt. Dr. Graham is a violent man. Eliza and the children are subject to much abuse but never in public view where anyone can see. One evening the children come home to a fight between their parents. Things turn very violent, and both Graham and Eliza are arrested. Eliza only serves a short sentence, but Graham gets 18 years.
Fast forward 18 years. Zane is now a lawyer in his home town. Darby McCray comes to Lakeview to start her own landscaping business. Darby, too, has been abused by a loved one, her husband. Zane and Darby become friends and then lovers. Together, they help an abused wife, and end up being followed and attacked multiple times.
Note to readers: This book contains a lot of violence and blood in it, which may overwhelm some readers.


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