Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #19 pick!
Length: 336 pages
Genre: General Fiction
From The Publisher:
When Alana Shropshire’s seventy-six-year-old father, Ed, starts dating Kelly, his twenty-eight-year-old nurse, a flurry of messages arrive from Alana’s brothers, urging her to help “protect Dad” from the young interloper. Alana knows that what Teddy and Martin really want to protect is their father’s fortune, and she tells them she couldn’t care less about the May–December romance. Long estranged from her privileged family, Alana, a hardworking single mom, has more important things to worry about.
But when Ed and Kelly’s wedding is announced, Teddy and Martin kick into hyperdrive and persuade Alana to fly to their father’s West Coast island retreat to perform one simple task in their plan to make the gold digger go away. Kelly, however, proves a lot more wily than expected, and Alana becomes entangled in an increasingly dangerous scheme full of secrets and surprises. Just how far will her siblings go to retain control?
Smart, entertaining and brimming with shocking twists and turns, The Opportunist is both a thrill ride of a story and a razor-sharp view of who wields power in the world.
Why I Can’t Wait To Read The Opportunist:
I really enjoy stories about families and this one has me absolutely intrigued. The synopsis says “shocking twists and turns” and I’m looking forward to reading these. The book currently has a 4.06 rating on Goodreads with over 30 ratings.
Does this book sound like one you’d like to read? Or, have you been lucky enough to have already read it? Let me know in the comments!
Other Editions of Can’t Wait Wednesday:
Can’t Wait Wednesday #18: The Do-Over
Can’t Wait Wednesday #17: A Wish for Winter
Can’t Wait Wednesday # 16: Before I Let Go
Drew Alexander Ross
Love the format and the breakdown, Jodie! Thanks for sharing 🙂
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading Drew!
Lauren
I haven’t heard of this but it actually sounds really interesting story and would be something I would read. Thank you for sharing. I hope you get to read the book soon!
Lauren.
thathappyreader
Thanks Lauren! I will be reading and reviewing this book very soon.
Greg
Oh now THIS sounds fun.
thathappyreader
I’m looking forward to reading it Greg!
Wendy Williams
This sounds really good, I had not heard of this one before! I hope you enjoy it, Jodie!
thathappyreader
Thank you Wendy!
Cindy Davis
Wow, this does sound intriguing!! I hope you enjoy it when you get a chance to read it!!!
thathappyreader
Thank you Cindy!
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
Yes, this definitely sounds like one I’d like – give me a good dysfunctional family any day! Hope you enjoy it.
Terrie @ Bookshelf Journeys
thathappyreader
Thanks Terrie!