Dearest rivals - Jane Elizabeth Varley

Nina is the peacemaker of the family - dutiful daughter, sister and wife.

Richard is the baby of the family - he's always been spoilt, and in his mother's eye, can do no wrong.

Susan is envious of everyone. She has always got the worst of everything - or so she believes.

Nina has been married to workaholic Alex long enough to decide that it's time for a child, but for him the moment is never right. There's always another property to buy, another deal to be struck. Or is there something else that's keeping him late so often at the office, something readily on offer that he cannot refuse?

But as the secrets of those closest to her are shockingly revealed, suddenly everything is under threat - her marriage, her home and her future happiness.