"Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe delivers the latest thrillingly scandal-filled novel in her Depression-era saga of a church-going lady and her oh-so-upstanding h usband racing to cover up their many sins--and gambling on one scheme too many . . . With mysterious serial murders putting peaceful Lexington\, Ala bama\, on edge\, Jessie and Hubert Wiggins' steadfast calm and devotion to each other reassures everyone that faith will see them through. But Jessi e and Hubert have paid a terrible hidden cost to maintain their devout fac ade and respectable standing. Nothing can allay the guilt they feel--or st op the growing distrust between them . . . Hubert thought he and his secre t lover\, Leroy\, could continue seeing each other on the down-low in peac e. But when Leroy's ex-wife moves back in with him\, a heartbroken Hubert is driven to distraction trying to keep Jessie in the dark--and quell his mounting jealousy. And his need for satisfaction is driving Hubert to reck less extremes--and desperate risks . . . Jessie believes the struggles bet ween her and Hubert will all be worth it if she can connive him to finally consummate their marriage--no matter what she has to do. But his erratic b ehavior and her frustration soon has her trying yet another new lover\, wh o is as charming as he is unreliable--and unexpectedly dangerous . . . Now with their secrets out of control--and the police perilously near--Jessie and Hubert discover who might be behind the deaths plaguing their town. B ut can they risk a pursuit that could expose their own web of lies? When t heir only choice pits them and their suspicions against each other\, their next move will either bury their deceptions deep for good--or reveal the one truth they can't escape . . .Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of 25 novels and six novellas. She is a thre e-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achi evement Award\, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award\, and the J. Califor nia Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers\, she tau ght herself how to write before going on to become the first and only memb er of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland\, California\ , and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at Authorauthor5409@aol.co m. Visit Mary's website at Marymonroe.org."
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