Secrets

About the Book

Too little money, a good-for-nothing ex-husband, a rebellious teenaged daughter and mother languishing in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's.Clea already has a lot on her plate when a mystery drops in her lap. To satisfy her curiosity about an unexplained photograph, she enlists the aid of Ren, an out-of-favor FBI agent. With him comes a new complication--an on-again, off-again romance. Together, or in spite of each other, they enter an increasingly dangerous but revealing web of secrets and lies.

The underlying trials associated with Alzheimer's convey a subtle message to readers of Secrets--that is, talk to elderly and not-so-elderly relatives, ask about their lives, and learn the family stories which can and should be passed to younger generations. Waiting too long risks losing forever the personal histories that enrich memories and relationships.

About the Author

The author is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree specializing in the areas of English and foreign language literature. Although enjoying the writing process from early on, any serious work on fiction took second place to marriage, family and a home-based business. In 1991 an adult education course at a local community college introduced her to a writers group. She joined, took up the pen, and has been at it ever since. Her foray into creative writing led to approximately 70 short stories being accepted and published in a variety of literary magazines. Secrets is her first published novel.