The Secret She Keeps

by Cassie Miles

He Was Her First Love, The father of Her Son - And A Complete Stranger...

Eden Miller had once loved and lost the man of her dreams. But twelve years later he returned, and she learned he'd been undercover for the FBI, investigating her family. Payne's kisses stilled thrilled her, but did Eden dare trust her heart of let him in on her - their - big secret?

Payne Magnuson was considered a renegade agent - and a wanted man who'd been framed for murder. The stakes couldn't get any higher...until Eden told him he was a father! Now nothing would keep him from the woman he'd never stopped loving and the child he had yet to meet. But would fate and a vengeful murderer allow this joyful reunion?

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published December 25, 2002

About the author

Cassie grew up in a small town at the very tip of southern Illinois. A tomboy, she spent most of her time outside and got into big trouble for breaking the trellis while climbing out her second-story bedroom window.

When her family moved to L.A., major culture shock ensued. She discovered that grapefruits grew on trees, television offered more than two channels, and all the other girls had breasts. While hiding out and waiting for her chest to develop, she read voraciously, raiding her mother's bookshelf for Mickey Spillane when she finished all her Nancy Drew novels.

Another move took her family to Denver, the place Cassie still calls home.

She graduated from North Central college outside Chicago, got married, and returned to Colorado where she worked in personnel at the Denver Post and lived in a mountain cabin without running water. Upon learning she was pregnant, a return to civilization seemed prudent. She settled in Denver, raised two amazing daughters, and started writing for Harlequin. After her divorce, she took a break from romance and wrote straight suspense.

During her frantic years as a single mom, writing books and working odd jobs to supplement her income, she hardly had time to breathe, much less to dream. Then something remarkable happened. She fell in love with a tall, sexy man who was an aerial photographer and the author of tough-guy mystery novels. Fortunately, he loved her back. She found her real-life hero, inherited three more grown kids and three grandchildren.

Cassie started writing romance again, loving every minute of a life filled with laughter, crazy road trips, sailboats, and journeys to Oregon with long walks on rocky beaches.

Not too long ago, the love of her life developed inoperable pancreatic cancer. With supportive friends and family standing by, he died at home.

Cassie now lives alone, surrounded by beautiful memories. She has no regrets and considers herself lucky to have found her soul mate, the man with whom she shared a perfect love.

Pseudonym/s: Kay Bergstrom

Reviews

[Sammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

It started off pretty good and kept me enthralled but it seemed like the further I got into it the more I started to not like some of the characters and in turn the book. It got frustrating and felt like a rushed ending. But it was still entertaining and made me stay up past my bedtime. Interesting read.

[Rebecca cox · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exciting read

Great story of love lost and reunited. Exciting story of running from the mob and the Feds. Add an unknown son in the midst, it keeps you reading.

[Rainbow Unicorn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mystery based romance, and a second chance at love.