If You Walked in My Shoes — Gwynne Forster

A successful career woman, wife, and mother of two stepsons, Coreen Holmes Treadwell has done well for herself--in spite of the heartwrenching secret that haunts her. At seventeen, Coreen was the victim of a vicious date rape--and an unwanted pregnancy that ended in adoption. Neither the passage of time, nor her silence, have dulled her pain. Even now, years later, Coreen is torn between guilt toward the daughter she never knew and the family she has never been completely honest with. Unable to help herself, Coreen has focused her energy on helping others, becoming the renowned head of a social welfare agency. But success is a double-edged sword, for the more of a public figure she becomes, the more terrified she is that someday, somewhere, a young woman who looks like her will recognize her and shatter her world. And in fact, it is only a matter of time. . .

When thirty-year-old Frieda Davis finally locates her biological mother, her goal is not a warm embrace or poignant reunion. Having suffered years of abuse at the hands of her adoptive father, Frieda vowed to find the woman who gave her away and tell her the horrific consequences of her decision. Observing Coreen from afar, Frieda is increasingly driven to punish her and sets out on a devious course to infiltrate her life. It is a mission of vengeance, betrayal--and seduction--that will touch everyone Coreen loves, and end in an explosive climax that will change them all.