Precious One

<p>From the <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Belong to Me Love Walked In </em> and <em>Falling Together</em> comes a captivating novel about friendship family second chances and the redemptive power of love.</p><p>In all her life Eustacia Taisy Cleary has given her heart to only three men: her first love Ben Ransom; her twin brother Marcus; and Wilson Cleary--professor inventor philanderer self-made millionaire brilliant man breathtaking jerk: her father.</p><p>Seventeen years ago Wilson ditched his first family for Caroline a beautiful young sculptor. In all that time Taisy's family has seen Wilson Caroline and their daughter Willow only once.</p><p>Why then is Wilson calling Taisy now inviting her for an extended visit encouraging her to meet her pretty sister--a teenager who views her with jealousy mistrust and grudging admiration? Why now does Wilson want Taisy to help him write his memoir?</p><p>Told in alternating voices--Taisy's strong unsparing observations and Willow's naive heartbreakingly earnest yearnings--<em>The Precious One</em> is an unforgettable novel of family secrets lost love and dangerous obsession a captivating tale with the deep characterization piercing emotional resonance and heartfelt insight that are the hallmarks of Marisa de los Santos's beloved works.</p>