The Greatest Lie of All

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A glamorous romance novelist and an aspiring starlet share an unexpected secret in this addictive story about love, ambition and how far were willing to go to protect our hearts.

Fledgling actress Amelia Grant is at rock bottom when offered the opportunity of a lifetime: to star in a biopic about the world-renowned romance author Gloria Diamond, who used her own tragic love story as inspiration for her bestselling books. To prepare for the role, shell spend a week with Gloria at her secluded Washington estate. Its a chance to get out of LA, away from her cheating ex-boyfriend, and to make her recently deceased mother proud.

Amelias excitement is short-lived, however, once she actually meets Gloria, who is cold, verging on rude and mostly unavailable. If not for Glorias frustratingly handsome son Will, the visit might be a complete waste of her time. But when Amelia stumbles upon a secret from Glorias past, she realizes Glorias life story is more fiction than fact. And as the movies filming date draws nearer, Amelia must decide how much shes willing to sacrifice to uncover the truth.

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In Cantors page-turning and deeply felt novel, two women come together to uncover the explosive secrets of their past. The Greatest Lie of All is a stunning story about the cost of becoming the person you are meant to be while discovering the truth of who you were. Pages fly by as the storylines tangle, as love is revealed, and we discover that its not just endings and beginnings that matter, but also the middle parts of our lives where choices are made. Cantor has penned a witty and mesmerizing novel with suspense and intrigue, and then the most important thing of allheart. Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

The Greatest Lie of All is irresistibly juicy, twisty, and layered. It explores the stories we tell about ourselves to conceal our truths and the lengths well go to protect our hearts. Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid will love this one. Annabel Monaghan, bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script and Same Time, Next Summer

Prepare to be pulled into an addictively twisty maze of secrets and lies, heartbreak and love as up-and-coming actress Amelia Grant comes face-to-face with bestselling novelist Gloria Diamond in preparation for her role in a biopic about Glorias long ago, once-in-a-lifetime romance. But nothing is quite what it seems, and explosive truth after explosive truth is expertly revealed by Cantor as Amelia tries to separate fact from fiction in Glorias life. Once you open the covers, youll need to forget everything else in your life because you wont be able to put down this compulsive story until you reach its startling end. Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan

Author Bio

Jillian Cantor is the USA Today and internationally bestselling author of eleven novels for teens and adults, which have been chosen for LibraryReads, Indie Next and Amazon Best of the Month, and have been translated into thirteen languages. She has a BA in English from Penn State University and an MFA from the University of Arizona. Born and raised in a suburb of Philadelphia, Jillian currently lives in Arizona with her husband and two sons.