Family of Lies

By: Mary Monroe

Narrated by: Patricia R. Floyd

Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

Growing up poor in Texas, Vera Lomax used every gold-digging trick in the book to land a rich husband. Now living in the lap of luxury in San Francisco, her only job is to fawn over her much-older husband, so it's been easy for her to balance a life of shopping and affairs with younger men with a major secret: the 16-year bribery of one of her husband's mistresses to keep her pregnancy under wraps. Vera figures that a little hush money every month will ensure her husband's fortune is hers alone.... Unfortunately for Vera, Sarah Cooper is the child Kenneth Lomax always wanted. When the father she never knew shows up at her mother's funeral to claim her, it's a fairy tale journey from the ghetto to a mansion on a hill. But Sarah's life is not as carefree as her father wants it to be...because Sarah knows from the start that her step-mother is as two-faced as they come. And after losing all the family she's ever known, she wants a life that's richer than what Vera's got planned for her.

Neither woman can be sure who will win Kenneth's heart and fortune. But as Vera and Sarah scheme to get what they want, everyone they know will be choosing sides, taking chances, and gambling it all to come out on top....

©2014 Mary Monroe (P)2014 Recorded Books

too slow

Is there anything you would change about this book?

It could have been shortened by about 30 chapters

Would you recommend Family of Lies to your friends? Why or why not?

No, it moved way too slow. The characters were weak except for Vera.

What three words best describe Patricia R. Floyd’s performance?

Believable, bitchy snob

Do you think Family of Lies needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

no

Any additional comments?

The plot was good,but I found the characters to be slow and the conclusion to be lacking

Great Story

I couldn't stop listening! Mary Monroe is a fantastic author! The narration was done real will!!

Awesome read

very captivating, narrated very well & just an overall great book, love it , easy read

What's done in the dark always comes to the light!

When your goal in life is to marry an older rich man and live the life of luxury, you don't have much to offer. Vera Lomax thought she was the business! She got her hooks in and tried to milk it for all it was worth! But when one of her husbands affairs produced a child, and years later he finds out about it; in spite of Vera's actions to keep him from knowing of her existence. Vera was fit to be tied! With Vera's deciet growing and her husbands health failing, Vera knew she would be on easy street! But when what she doesn't know catches up with her, the lap of luxury she'd been living in slowly starts to fade away! The book was very intresting and kept you intrested, the narrators were good. Mary you put your foot in this one! Great read, you won't be dissappointed!

Great story!

This story is not a predictable one. I wasn't sure where it was going but it kept me on my toes the whole time. That Vera is really scandalous and pretty much made me mad thru the whole book. The book overall was one of the best stories I've listened to.

Couldn't put it down!!

Couldn't put down , awesome books Mary Monroe out did it with this one
very good from the begining to the end .
I just Wish the sentences were longer vara, no & cash !!!!
but karma is a mother!!! 😜

BRILLIANTLY NARRATED

Loved it, it kept me on edge with every chapter. Even at the very end I still wanted to hear more.

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

I couldn’t stop listening to this book! The story line, the narrators superb! Loved it

Amazing Read

I enjoyed every moment of this book. It was realistic and teaches valuable lessons. The author was once again spot on.

Good but Vulgar

I like ms Monroe’s story writing but she makes it out like women talk vulgar all the time and I know very few women who talk the way Vera talks. Talking about sex and swearing I don’t mind but talking vulgar I can’t stand. If it wasn’t for that I would have given the book 5 stars.