Too Many Secrets

By Joanne Smith

Life has been better for seventeen-year-old Georgie Gibbons. Six months ago, her father abandoned her family without a word. Her mother, Lorraine, has been harboring secrets since he left. And now Georgie has discovered she is not pregnant and must tell her fianc, Lance, before he marries her.

After Lance takes the shocking news with surprising ease, Georgie soon realizes she feels differently about him. While she contemplates whether he is the perfect one or not, Georgie is horrified when she realizes she is attracted to her best friends boyfriend. As if that isnt enough, her mother is driving her crazy and the despair and grief she feels over her fathers disappearance is getting worse. As Lances high school graduation day looms, Georgie must finally face her feelings and make decisions that teach her that the path to adulthood is never easy.

Too Many Secrets shares the tale of a teenage girls coming-of-age journey as she reconciles her past, makes difficult choices, and ultimately embraces new beginning.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Nov 22, 2017
• ISBN: 9781532029172

Joanne Smith

Joanne Smith is a retired educator who first taught in public schools and then within a program for emotionally and mentally disturbed children where she developed a strong rapport with teens. She and her husband, Tom, live in Pueblo, Colorado, where she enjoys gardening, writing, and hanging out at the lake. Too Many Secrets is her first book.

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