The Best Laid Plans Author:Sidney Sheldon He wanted power. She wanted revenge. — "Dear Diary: This morning I met the man I am going to marry". That declaration sets Leslie Stewart on a destiny she could never have imagined. For she is engaged to oliver Russell, a man fated to rise to the pinnacle of world power, the office of the President of the United States. And, in the aftermath of t... more »he shattering betrayal that follows, Leslie will amass her own towering media empire, dedicated to a single purpose-the downfall of Oliver Russell, on the eve of his most dazzling triumph. From Sidney Sheldon, the unchallenged master of bestselling fiction, comes a story of blazing ambitions and thwarted love that enthralls and surprises with every page.
The Best Laid Plans tells the explosive story of the beautiful and ambitious Leslie Stewart, who learns that for some men power is the greatest aphrodisiac, and of Oliver Russell, the handsome governor of a small southern state, who finds out why hell has no fury like a woman scorned. With the unexpected twists and turns that are the hallmarks of his mega-bestselling novels, Sidney Sheldon spins a tale of two equally determined people headed on a collision course. Oliver has a strategy to win the White House; Leslie has a scheme to make him wish he'd never been born. They both should have known that even the best-laid plans can go dangerously astray... in a dangerous way.« less
This is the story of a woman scorned. When Leslie Stewart meets handsome governor of a southern state, Oliver Russell, she is convinced she will marry him. What follows is a story of revenge that leads from America's bastions of power to the world of newspaper publishing. I give this story a B+! It was a page-turner.
The first part of the book, I was reading along, just enjoying a what I thought was a fluff book, then a sentence grabs me and I had to finish it right then. This is one of the better Sidney Sheldons to me. Not very long, super easy to read. Anyone who has ever planned and plotted revenge on someone needs to read this book. Highly recommended.