Masquerade Author:Janet Dailey Unraveling amidst the maddening, macabre, technicolor indulgence of Mardi Gras in Nice, a beautiful American amnesiac is on a desperate search to recover the lifetime of memories she lost to a concussion. — She apparently knows far too much not to constitute a threat to some very impatient, powerful people -- among them, her former lover. W... more »hen she catches him plotting to silence her -- forever -- she dashes from the site of a lavish Riviera masked ball into the felliniesque melange of color and spectacle in the glittering, bacchanalian streets of Nice during Carnival. But even the throngs of decadent revelers cannot conceal her from the predatory instincts of her cruel pursuer.
When she awakens days later in a hospital bed, she can recall neither her identity, the violent circumstances that caused her concussion, nor the source of her desperate need to escape from a life that she can't remember.« less
Remy has dangerous knowledge relating to dishonor in the family shipping business, but quickly loses it after a blow to the head. She spends most of the book rediscovering her relationships that are all what they appear to be. She is faced with a choice between truth and honor and family loyalty.
From Publishers Weekly
Prolific, bestselling romance writer Dailey ( Rivals ; Heiress ; etc.) casts her spell this time in the splendid decay and corruption of New Orleans, where beautiful Remy Jardin returns after being mysteriously knocked on the head at Carnival in Nice. Her sharp wits befuddled by amnesia, Remy sees everyone with newly opened eyes--her loving father, who's surprisingly anxious to pack her off to a deluxe asylum; goodnatured yet slippery brother Gabe; jovial Uncle Marc; and glowering ex-lover Cole Buchanan, who runs the Jardins' shipping company and tears at her heart. While Remy delves into an unsavory insurance scam she'd be safer letting lie, the story moves smoothly between sentimental glories of the past century and the suspenseful present. Readers caught up in this evocative, flavorful tale will easily forgive Remy's denser moments. 200,000-copy first printing; $250,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selections; author tour.
