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The Secret Trilogy: Secret / Secret Shared / Secret Revealed
Cassie’s life rarely takes her by surprise. She waits tables at the rundown Café Rose in New Orleans, heading home alone each night, yearning for more from her life and wishing she could make it happen.
But when Cassie discovers a notebook left behind by a mysterious woman at the café, her world is changed forever. The notebook’s stunningly explicit confessions shock and fascinate her, and eventually lead her to S·E·C·R·E·T, an underground society dedicated to helping women realize their wildest, most intimate sexual fantasies. At the heart of the society is three
NO JUDGEMENTS. NO LIMITS. NO SHAME.
As Cassie is set free from her inhibitions, she is transformed by the confidence she didn't know she had. And so begins the most surprising experience of Cassie's life as she finds her place in an enticing world of passion and danger, with the power to have any secret wish become a reality...
If you can't wait to see the Fifty Shades film and have devoured all of Sylvia Day's Crossfire series, the SECRET trilogy will become your new addiction.
But when Cassie discovers a notebook left behind by a mysterious woman at the café, her world is changed forever. The notebook’s stunningly explicit confessions shock and fascinate her, and eventually lead her to S·E·C·R·E·T, an underground society dedicated to helping women realize their wildest, most intimate sexual fantasies. At the heart of the society is three
NO JUDGEMENTS. NO LIMITS. NO SHAME.
As Cassie is set free from her inhibitions, she is transformed by the confidence she didn't know she had. And so begins the most surprising experience of Cassie's life as she finds her place in an enticing world of passion and danger, with the power to have any secret wish become a reality...
If you can't wait to see the Fifty Shades film and have devoured all of Sylvia Day's Crossfire series, the SECRET trilogy will become your new addiction.
635 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 27, 2015
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About the author
L. Marie Adeline
30 books573 followersL. Marie Adeline is the pseudonym for the best-selling author Lisa Gabriele, who has written both novels and non-fiction.
S.E.C.R.E.T., the first installment of an erotic trilogy is published in more than thirty countries. It was a bestseller in several countries, including Canada where it was #1 for several weeks.
S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared, the second installment, was published October 2013.
S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed, the final in the trilogy is out May 2014.
S.E.C.R.E.T., the first installment of an erotic trilogy is published in more than thirty countries. It was a bestseller in several countries, including Canada where it was #1 for several weeks.
S.E.C.R.E.T. Shared, the second installment, was published October 2013.
S.E.C.R.E.T. Revealed, the final in the trilogy is out May 2014.
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March 3, 2015
One of the best, this trilogy becomes my new baseline for excellence
If I could go back and take all my 5 stars back for other books the S.E.C.R.E.T Trilogy would now be the only books to earn 5 stars and become my new standard. I enjoyed these books that much!
Why? Women helping women, women supporting women, role model behaviors. Sex for the sake of feel good sex, women learning to feel good about themselves for who they are, be who they are with none of society's shoulds. And the men are real enough to be every woman's dream (except for one bad one). The are honest, caring, willing to learn. Qualities confident women look for.
I will read these books again and again. L. Marie Adeline is an outstanding writer who brings her characters to life and love. It is my fantasy to be friends with them all, the women and the men. I am babbling, but excellent!
If I could go back and take all my 5 stars back for other books the S.E.C.R.E.T Trilogy would now be the only books to earn 5 stars and become my new standard. I enjoyed these books that much!
Why? Women helping women, women supporting women, role model behaviors. Sex for the sake of feel good sex, women learning to feel good about themselves for who they are, be who they are with none of society's shoulds. And the men are real enough to be every woman's dream (except for one bad one). The are honest, caring, willing to learn. Qualities confident women look for.
I will read these books again and again. L. Marie Adeline is an outstanding writer who brings her characters to life and love. It is my fantasy to be friends with them all, the women and the men. I am babbling, but excellent!
January 26, 2020
Adore this trilogy! Amazing series about a woman who explores her sexuality and fantasies and search her soulmate. I won't tell anything else about the end, because you have to find out, will she find her one and only man or not.
Such a great series! Thank you, miss Adeline.
Such a great series! Thank you, miss Adeline.
February 17, 2015
Well worth the money and time to read.
I bought the set because it sounded interesting. Boy was I pleasantly pleased and surprised. New author and she did a masterful job. Thank you for the enjoyable read.
I bought the set because it sounded interesting. Boy was I pleasantly pleased and surprised. New author and she did a masterful job. Thank you for the enjoyable read.
December 21, 2018
My 2018 book reviews will list three positives and a negative (because the world needs more positivity)
+ Intriguing premise – a secret society exists for sole purpose of empowering women by means of getting them in touch with their sexuality. Protagonist is instructed to write down her fantasies within the SECRET construct: S afe, in that the participant feels no danger. E rotic, in that the fantasy is sexual in nature, not just imaginary. C ompelling, in that the participant truly wants to complete the fantasy. R omantic, in that the participant feels wanted and desired. E cstatic, in that the participant experiences joy in the act. T ransformative, in that something in the participant changes in a fundamental way.
+ Titillating and not ridiculous – kinda like watching Skin-amax movies. Suggestive erotica that doesn’t embarrass. “some men still don’t believe that a woman’s sexual appetite can be as important to satisfy as theirs. Or they don’t believe a woman’s sex life can or should be as varied, complex and interesting. Which baffles me, because, I mean, who are these men having sex with?”
+ All about the women – focus of writing is all about the women. Function of men is to satisfy desires of women. I appreciated that in many of the encounters, the men didn’t get off. Most common scenarios were explored. At any point, the women could call game over. Slut shaming was addressed; women encouraged to take responsibility for their sexuality. “The word slut, unless employed by iron-clad feminists or ironically by irony experts, has no business coming out of a woman’s mouth, do you hear me? Not when she is describing her own sexual behavior and especially if she’s describing another woman’s. It’s the kind of word that can scar, Cassie.”
- Financial management – the funding source for bringing fantasies to life is selling off of paintings. Rather than invest money, the group seems to burn through literally millions. I get this is just a means to an end but was disheartened that the opportunity to show women as fiscal wizards was wasted. (And, yes, I see the juxtaposition in even having thoughts like this in what should be a pure escapist series.)
Favorite quotes:
Description of New Orleans:
I loved looking at the tired, tiny houses in my neighborhood, some leaning on each other, some coated with so many layers of paint, and ringed by so much wrought iron and festooned with so many ornate shutters that they looked like aging showgirls in costumes and stage makeup.
Imagery:
I wanted to fold her up and put her in my pocket forever. I wanted to protect her from the world’s cruelty.
Self-worth:
I was noticing how happiness made him even more handsome, and how success had made him sexier. It wasn’t that Julius was now worthy of my attention because he had found some confidence and security. It was that he finally seemed worthy to himself.
Go, women!:
In fact, when we finally did get married, we did it on a lunch break at City Hall, much to my mother’s consternation and my dad’s relief. I didn’t want him going into debt to pay for a wedding like it was his patriarchal duty, or some reflection on my “value” as a woman.
+ Intriguing premise – a secret society exists for sole purpose of empowering women by means of getting them in touch with their sexuality. Protagonist is instructed to write down her fantasies within the SECRET construct: S afe, in that the participant feels no danger. E rotic, in that the fantasy is sexual in nature, not just imaginary. C ompelling, in that the participant truly wants to complete the fantasy. R omantic, in that the participant feels wanted and desired. E cstatic, in that the participant experiences joy in the act. T ransformative, in that something in the participant changes in a fundamental way.
+ Titillating and not ridiculous – kinda like watching Skin-amax movies. Suggestive erotica that doesn’t embarrass. “some men still don’t believe that a woman’s sexual appetite can be as important to satisfy as theirs. Or they don’t believe a woman’s sex life can or should be as varied, complex and interesting. Which baffles me, because, I mean, who are these men having sex with?”
+ All about the women – focus of writing is all about the women. Function of men is to satisfy desires of women. I appreciated that in many of the encounters, the men didn’t get off. Most common scenarios were explored. At any point, the women could call game over. Slut shaming was addressed; women encouraged to take responsibility for their sexuality. “The word slut, unless employed by iron-clad feminists or ironically by irony experts, has no business coming out of a woman’s mouth, do you hear me? Not when she is describing her own sexual behavior and especially if she’s describing another woman’s. It’s the kind of word that can scar, Cassie.”
- Financial management – the funding source for bringing fantasies to life is selling off of paintings. Rather than invest money, the group seems to burn through literally millions. I get this is just a means to an end but was disheartened that the opportunity to show women as fiscal wizards was wasted. (And, yes, I see the juxtaposition in even having thoughts like this in what should be a pure escapist series.)
Favorite quotes:
Description of New Orleans:
I loved looking at the tired, tiny houses in my neighborhood, some leaning on each other, some coated with so many layers of paint, and ringed by so much wrought iron and festooned with so many ornate shutters that they looked like aging showgirls in costumes and stage makeup.
Imagery:
I wanted to fold her up and put her in my pocket forever. I wanted to protect her from the world’s cruelty.
Self-worth:
I was noticing how happiness made him even more handsome, and how success had made him sexier. It wasn’t that Julius was now worthy of my attention because he had found some confidence and security. It was that he finally seemed worthy to himself.
Go, women!:
In fact, when we finally did get married, we did it on a lunch break at City Hall, much to my mother’s consternation and my dad’s relief. I didn’t want him going into debt to pay for a wedding like it was his patriarchal duty, or some reflection on my “value” as a woman.
December 27, 2024
I thought the whole storm on the ship was too much and the date should have most definitely been cancelled because it was known the storm was coming and I thought she should have ended up with Will (I get what the book was going for but still.) Not sure if she ends up him in later books but based on book 1, I really enjoyed it and those are really my only nit-picks.
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January 5, 2019
Bellissima storia intrigante
March 19, 2019
Great escapist reading
This trilogy is great escapist reading. It has characters you can relate to, an interesting premise, and some steamy sex scenes.
This trilogy is great escapist reading. It has characters you can relate to, an interesting premise, and some steamy sex scenes.
March 18, 2020
Outstanding ❤
November 20, 2020
It's a good written erotic fantasy book. I think it's a thousand times better than 50 Sades of Gray which, I don't know why, became a crazy bestseller.
January 27, 2021
Great read, all three books.
I loved the story line of these books, loved that they all carried the story through to the end. Would highly recommend reading them.
I loved the story line of these books, loved that they all carried the story through to the end. Would highly recommend reading them.
March 29, 2016
The secret trilogy by l. Marie adeline
I really enjoyed this book to begin with but then it went down pretty quickly the fantasies just all rolled into one big bore feast the same old routine throughout the characters stories
I really enjoyed this book to begin with but then it went down pretty quickly the fantasies just all rolled into one big bore feast the same old routine throughout the characters stories
February 17, 2015
Very sexy books
Definitely not for kids. This book was very very VERY hot! Hope L. Marie Adeline writes more books like these!!!!
Definitely not for kids. This book was very very VERY hot! Hope L. Marie Adeline writes more books like these!!!!
March 12, 2015
Perfect ending
Book three was good. Not as good as the first or maybe even the second but it was a good finish.
Book three was good. Not as good as the first or maybe even the second but it was a good finish.
March 14, 2015
A fun, trashy trilogy with a decent, if improbable, plot.
February 12, 2016
was an easy and enjoyable read.
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