SOLVED. Adult Mystery/ Thriller: DNF Followed multiple characters with different plotlines, I vaguely remember a family inheritance or some kind of family drama which kicks off the book.

[Marisa]

I read, but did not finish,this book about 5 years ago, we were donated books by my mom's elderly patient which included multiple books by author's like Mary Higgins Clarke, Lisa Jackson, Meg Gardner etc. This book was included in this group, I remember one of the books I started followed three distinct characters, at least one was a man who I remember living somewhere near a fishing town, and another was a woman with dark hair. They were all late 20's- early 30s. The book was set in early 2000s because I remember them having cell phones (not smartphones). There's one scene specifically that involves the woman, she was searching for something and meets a man described as a big "grumpy" man with dark features who knows about the thing she's looking for, they get a hotel/motel room for the night and romance(very adult) happens. I vaguely remember there was some sort of family tie in to the story (the three main characters being related) but I'm not positive. I believe the chapters were named after the character it would follow for the chapter.

[Marisa]

Solved!!!! The Three Fates by Nora Robert's