The House of Tomorrow starts with Paul Gregory as the “mystery man” who owns a fashionable night club called Pal’s. Paul Gregory use to work for Blue Moon Saloon and noticed the business was heavy on weekends yet receipts did not reflect this. Paul did some investigation work and realized the head bartender was leaving the cash drawer closed but unlocked and pocketed a substantial amount of cash. At the insistence of Maureen McElroy who was the owner, Paul was granted a lot more responsibility to oversee that everything at the night club was running flawlessly. Eventually Maureen passed away of old age, and Paul inherited the club.
Liliane Greening works for the University as a researcher and is dating Sam Meredith who is a Professor and holds a prestigious position as chairman of the University’s Department of Forestry. Sam also comes from a very wealthy and prominent family. Lili is not one to be impressed with money or power, but certainly is attracted to Sam Meredith.
Sam Meredith eventually proposes to Lili not in the traditional sense, but makes his request known to her. She is shocked but eventually accepts. Many things started to put a strain on her relationship with Sam. Although she loved him very much, she did not love his family and how they behaved. She felt the social class division between them and made her feel like a “nobody.” Their was growing tensions between her and Crystal, Drew, and even to some extent Stephen were very unfriendly to Lili but especially Crystal who is extremely protective of the Meredith family fortunes. Not to mention the fact that Sam would leave on business trips for days at a time, sometimes with very little notice. This made Lili feel somewhat neglected.
Paul, the "mystery man" keeps popping up at the same place Lili is, or coincidentally Lili seems to be at the same place Paul happens to be. At times, this seems more than just a coincidence. This both intrigues Lili and fascinates her with the danger element involved. Eventually Paul and Lili do talk and start to become friends, but keeps Paul at arms length because she is engaged to get married and strictly has a platonic friendship with him. Paul seems to have some genuine concern that she is marrying Sam, which makes her wonder if Paul is not disclosing information about Sam or the Meredith family. Do they have something to hide?
This story will lead the reader on many twists and unexpected turns, which make the plot unpredictable and keeps you turning the pages. Adair Arlen, swiftly transports the reader to places of remote beauty, cosmopolitan charm, and opulent privileged lifestyles that hunger for power, greed and hidden agenda's.
The House of Tomorrow is an incredibly written romance novel. Adair Arlen writes in such a way that she brings the Meredith family alive to her readers. She also does an excellent job of taking us into the hearts of the main characters. Each of them has a reason for being the way that they are. Sam Meredith's love for Lili is endless and he tries to protect Lili from some dangerous family secrets, which results in having to make a painful decision. Paul Gregory's keen investigative skills are at work to help Lili. The reader will gained a better understanding of why Sam Meredith had to make the choices he made. I highly recommend reading The House of Tomorrow. Whether you are on a beach, or curled up at home on a rainy day, this is the perfect book to have in your hands.
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