The Secret Keeping: Special Edition

THE SECRET KEEPING: Dr. Helaine Kristenson is the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the how-to bible, "Keeping Mr. Right." Professionally, she deals with secrets of the heart every day. Privately, she even has a few of her own to keep her busy. What's so Top Secret? Her seven-year relationship with notorious super-model Sharon Chambers--a once very hot union that lately has become something less than perfect. Wandering unwittingly into the middle of their tangled web is disillusioned investment strategist, Lydia Beaumont, a sleeping beauty who's just about to wake up. Add to the resulting fray a dozen lawyers, a handful of corporate executives, and a gaggle of overzealous reporters, and you've got one highly public love triangle. And the more private a woman is, the more exposed she becomes. THE SECRET KEEPING is a high-stakes, fast-paced modern romance, where the moral of the story is that money can indeed buy you love...if it's invested wisely. Nominated for the 2006 LAMBDA Literary Award for a debut novel. Nominated for the 2006 LAMBDA Literary Award for fiction. Finalist for the 2007 Goldie Award for best dramatic fiction. Semi-finalist for the 2007 Independent Publishers Award and an IPPY Award recipient of an honorable mention.

From Books To Watch Out For:

"I find the age-old bookseller question 'what section do I file this book in' rearing its head as I write this review. Is it a romance? Is it fiction? Is it a mystery? The Secret Keeping by Francine Saint Marie does not strictly follow the formula for any particular genre, though there is the girl-wants-girl tension and some high-profile intrigue thrown in for additional spice. But the first part of the book is so quietly elegant and lovely, I placed the review here in the fiction section.

As much as I wanted to discover the secrets in 'Part One: The Waiter,' I also didn't want the suspense to end...the pace of this section is slow but not at all in a tedious way, nor in a manipulative way. It's understated, deliberate, sensual, and compels the reader to continue...so good, it's worth picking up The Secret Keeping." --Books To Watch Out For (Volume 3 - Number 8 edition)

From Just About Write Magazine:

"Lesbian literature should become more sophisticated and offer depth in addition to the girl-gets-girl formula. The Secret Keeping meets those criteria." --Just About Write Magazine (April 2007 Issue)

Note that the Discount Edition of The Secret Keeping (black cover with gold medallion - ISBN 1438206313), is printed in ten point font as opposed to the industry standard eleven. This was done to allow for a more compact and affordable paperback version that would still be highly readable. The content of the Discount Edition is the same, however, as in the earlier editions, and is complete and unabridged.

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