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Greetings Goodreads friends:

On March 18th, 2009, I published my novel, SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO on Amazon.com in the Kindle (eBook) edition. (Note: The paperback edition of SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO was published in June 2009.)

While this will be my second-published novel, it is actually my first-written book. For reasons that are valid or invalid (only time will tell), I chose to publish my second novel, CROOKED MOON, as my debut novel.

Let me tell you a little bit about SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO:

Darla McKendrick is nine when she first hears her mother and her aunt Didi secretly discussing their younger sister, Rebecca, speculating about her life in squalor. From the moment Darla asks to know more about her mysterious aunt, she is offered nothing but half-truths, distortions, and evasions. As Darla grows into her teen years, her life is oddly yet profoundly affected by this woman she has never known. She can’t help but notice that Rebecca seems to exist only in dark corners of conversations and that no one ever wants to talk about her—with Darla. Neither Darla nor her three cousins have a clue about their aunt, yet their respective parents appear to recoil in fear at the sound of her name.

SQUALOR, NEW MEXICO is a coming-of-age story shrouded in family mystery. As the plot takes twists and turns, secrets are revealed not only to Darla but to the “secret keepers” as well. Darla learns that families are only as strong as the truths they hold and as weak as the secrets they keep.

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For those who might be interested in my current novel, CROOKED MOON, here's a synopsis:

As children, Frankie Cavalese and Callie Mason were the very best of friends, growing up together on opposite walls of a row home in a blue-collar neighborhood of Philadelphia called Rainytown. The friendship they shared was special - the kind that storybook heroines had - and neither ever considered the possibility of it not lasting forever. But after high school, life interfered and circumstances separated them as they each went on to live drastically different lives.

Twenty-three years later, one hot Rainytown summer, the lives of these women suddenly come crashing back together. To complicate the fragile reunion, Callie's marriage is suddenly at risk, further complicated by the affections of (and attraction to) Frankie's brother, Paulie. Tensions and passions explode in the sweltering heat, and amidst pain and tragedy, each woman not only ends up with a life-altering secret regarding the other, but the burning question of what to do with it.

Thank you all for taking the time to read about my novels. I wish each and every one of you the very best of luck with your own personal endeavors, and always,

Happy Reading!

Lisette