NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Filled with heartbreak and betrayal,
triumph and fulfillment, The Right Time is an intimate, richly
rewarding novel about pursuing one's passion and succeeding beyond one's
wildest dreams.
Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in
the mysteries she reads with her devoted father--and soon she is writing
them herself, slowly graduating to dark, complex crime stories that
reflect skill, imagination, and talent far beyond her years. After her
father's untimely death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a
local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of
the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift.
Alex writes in every spare moment, gripped by the plots and themes and
characters that fill her mind. Midway through college, she has finished
a novel--and manages to find a seasoned agent, then a publisher. But as
she climbs the ladder of publishing success, she resolutely adheres to
her father's admonition: Men read crime thrillers by men only--and so
Alexandra Winslow publishes under the pseudonym Alexander Green, her
true identity known only to those closest to her, creating a double life
that isolates her.
Her secret life as the mysterious and brilliantly successful Alexander
Green--and her own life as a talented young woman--expose her to the
envious, the arrogant, and Hollywood players who have no idea who she
really is. Always, the right time to open up seems just out of reach,
and would cost her dearly. Once her double life and fame are
established, the price of the truth is always too high.
