We ain't the Brontës

This isn't exactly a Brontë-related book but it had a pretty obvious Brontë twist:

We Ain't the Brontës
Rosalyn McMillan
# Publisher: Urban Books; 1 edition (January 25, 2011)
# ISBN-10: 1601622430
# ISBN-13: 978-1601622433

Charity Lavender Evans is a national bestselling author, but she has not achieved the success of her sister, Lynzee Lavender, whose science fiction books reached New York Times bestselling status. No matter how hard Charity tries, she is unable to get her contract renewed. It's been seven years.
Lynzee drops a bomb on Charity and tells her that Charity's husband, Jett, is the father of the daughter she bore thirty-three years ago and gave up for adoption. Unwilling to believe her, Charity hires a private detective. When it is revealed to her that the reason for her career stalling is that Lynzee had her blacklisted, Charity is appalled. She contacts Lynzee, who denies it and then puts pressure on Charity to tell Jett the truth about his daughter. Charity is in total denial.
Without a contract renewal, Charity and Jett are forced to sell their dream home. She and her husband take jobs to make ends meet, but she continues to write. Her hard work pays off, and she gets a new contract. Revelations, which becomes a New York Times bestseller, exposes a part of Lynzee's past that she's embarrassed about. As her own career and book sales plummet, she files a five million dollar civil suit against Charity.
Jett eventually finds out about his daughter. He is furious at Charity for lying to him, and files for a divorce. Trying to define her life as a wife, mother, sister, and writer will cause Charity to make some drastic changes that will eventually make her a stronger woman, but Charity's problems are not over. Someone is playing nasty tricks on her. She fears for her life. Jett and Charity debate if it's his ex-lover or Lynzee who is trying to hurt her. Everyone is shocked to discover the person's true identity.

The Jackson Sun interviews the author who says:

With her first new book in 10 years, McMillan took inspiration from another famous pair of sister writers — Emily and Charlotte Brontë.
"This is about two sisters who write books," she said. "Two of my favorite books were 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Jane Eyre.' This was a story that I felt again hadn't been told about two authors. ... Love conquers all is the message. No matter how much sibling rivalry there is, love trumps anything that might be negative in your relationship." (Tracie Simer)

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