The Secret
A secret is a secret for good reason.
Kerry O’Brien has a secret so terrible it burns inside
her. All she wants is to be part of a normal family, but with a step father
like Bill, that is impossible.
Set in the 1970s when secrets like this were only ever
whispered about, Kerry somehow keeps her humour by pretending everything is
fine. Then she meets biker Tommy, and he has his own secret; one that impacts
on her.
Kerry’s secret
becomes harder to keep and the tell-tell signs are harder to hide. Can she keep
it together? Can Tommy and Kerry get it together?
Then the worst
happens and Kerry’s secret is a secret no more.
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I panicked to change the subject, and
blurted, “You stole that money back and spent it on booze, didn’t you? How do
you think we paid for this?”
On reflection, it was probably not the best
thing to say.
The gleam in his eye snapped off and Mum
and Jodie looked scared.
“Oh? And how did you pay for it?”
He knew, but I didn’t want to make him
any angrier.
“Kerry?”
“I bought it,” I said, finally because I
couldn’t think of anything else quick enough.
His face turned to thunder. He picked up
his plate and threw it at me. “Well you can fucking-well have it then!”
I was so sick of treading on egg shells
all the time. Sick of seeing Mum and Jodie constantly wearing frightened
expressions. I couldn’t stop myself and sometimes I’m my own worst enemy.
“Go on then, spoil it for everyone, like
you normally do,” I retorted.
He lashed out as I ducked. “You’re an
ungrateful bitch!”
He then picked up my plate to throw, and
stumbled. It teetered on the edge of table before smashing on the floor. More
food spread over the kitchen.
I screamed.
He got to his feet as Mum and Jodie
scattered. “Didn’t I give you a roof over your head?” he yelled at me.
“Haven’t I been paying for it ever
since?” I yelled back.
“Kerry, for God’s sake,” Mum screamed.
Jodie was crying loudly and she couldn’t
get out of the door because Bill was standing there and I could see Creepy
Colin had come to see what the commotion was.
What the readers are saying:
Karen Mossman’s The Secret is the
beautifully written story of high spirited, Irish-born Kerry O'Brien who
struggles to walk a tightrope in her dangerous home life. Set in Manchester,
England, in the 1970s, a more “innocent” time when family secrets could be even
more deadly than today the cloud of secrecy over domestic abuse made it hard
for victims to find a way out
Lynne Murray
The story is gripping and interesting,
the romance warm and simmering. I absolutely loved the ending, which gives the
story an almost fairy tale-like feeling. All in all, it was a very enjoyable
two hour read, and I whole heartedly recommend it to fans of the genre.
S Anderson
I really enjoyed this book and I was
automatically drawn into the characters world, from the very first page. Tommy
treats Kerry like a queen and it's so refreshing to read a story where the man
respects and truly loves the girl.
Jenna Hodge
The characters were so real and the
story definitely so believable. These sort of secrets unfortunately still go on.
Let's hope others can find the strength, just like Kerry to come out the other
side.
Lindy-Lou
Karen J
Mossman is originally from Manchester in the UK, but has now settled into
retirement with her husband of nearly 40s. She lives on Anglesey, a small
Island off the North Wales coast and says, ‘Retirement means I am busier than
ever as I’m able to spend more time writing. I’m also an avid book reader and
blogger. When I am not working on my computer, I belong to an embroidery club
where I cross stitch and also involved in Anglesey Federation of Women’s
Institute. So, retirement has improved my life by enabling me to do the things
that make me happy.’
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