Sally Beauman was born in England, and graduated from Girton College, Cambridge. She began her career in journalism at New York magazine; she was the youngest woman ever to be appointed editor of Queen magazine, and for several years was an associate editor of the Daily Telegraph magazine. She has published two works of nonfiction, and two previous novels, Destiny and Dark Angel, both international bestsellers.

Sally Beauman lives with her family in London and Gloucestershire.

"Beauman manages to out-Krantz Judith."

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Assigned to expose the story of a lifetime, photographer Pascal Lamartine and reporter Gini Hunter penetrate the perfect facade of John Hawthorne, the charismatic U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, a man who is not what he seems. But beyond the scandalous web of deceit, betrayal, and desire they are about to unmask, Gini and Pascal must confront themselves and a past they share.

Deftly woven of dark secrets and unfolding deceptions, LOVERS AND LIARS is a romantic, suspenseful journey into the mysteries of the heart, where love can sustain the soul--or twist it cruelly.

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