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Callie's Secret
Callie Fisher is young, beautiful, and falling in love with her best friend. No one knows she's gay, and her mother would take her back to the shrink if she knew about the visions.
Callie dreams of a dark night, gunshots in a city street, and a tall, beautiful black woman. Is this person Callie's future, or is it Jenny, the bubbly redhead that's always been her best friend?
As Callie searches for love and struggles to understand her premonitions, she makes a terrible mistake and hurts the one person she loves most. Because trying to change the future is a complicated business and there are always unintended consequences!
Soon she learns that there are others like her, a group of women who can see the future and are trying to change it for the better. They've been reaching out, calling her to the dangerous future she's seen in her dreams. It's Fate, they say. Some things can't be changed, and some mistakes can never be undone.
But even the worst mistakes can be forgiven if two people love each other enough. Right?
"What a world to imagine! This is a tale filled with passion (some poor decisions), growth, love, and redemption. Skeptic, believer, or psychic agnostic, there's something of value, something worth pondering for all of us here. Even better, there are multiple tales of love woven in between a great story."
"Not your typical coming of age story. Callie grows from self-involved teenager to empathetic young woman. It isn't without a few bumps in the road, but it's an incredible journey!"
"I get it! Love can change you. I kept hiding out so I could finish this!"
"Awesome book! Great characters and a great story."
This is a republication and edit of the 3 book Callie's Secret, Revelations, and Redemption.
Callie dreams of a dark night, gunshots in a city street, and a tall, beautiful black woman. Is this person Callie's future, or is it Jenny, the bubbly redhead that's always been her best friend?
As Callie searches for love and struggles to understand her premonitions, she makes a terrible mistake and hurts the one person she loves most. Because trying to change the future is a complicated business and there are always unintended consequences!
Soon she learns that there are others like her, a group of women who can see the future and are trying to change it for the better. They've been reaching out, calling her to the dangerous future she's seen in her dreams. It's Fate, they say. Some things can't be changed, and some mistakes can never be undone.
But even the worst mistakes can be forgiven if two people love each other enough. Right?
"What a world to imagine! This is a tale filled with passion (some poor decisions), growth, love, and redemption. Skeptic, believer, or psychic agnostic, there's something of value, something worth pondering for all of us here. Even better, there are multiple tales of love woven in between a great story."
"Not your typical coming of age story. Callie grows from self-involved teenager to empathetic young woman. It isn't without a few bumps in the road, but it's an incredible journey!"
"I get it! Love can change you. I kept hiding out so I could finish this!"
"Awesome book! Great characters and a great story."
This is a republication and edit of the 3 book Callie's Secret, Revelations, and Redemption.
678 pages, Paperback
First published October 21, 2017
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November 26, 2017
3 1/2 Stars. This book had good reviews on Amazon so I decided to give it a try. It’s free on Kindle Unlimited. Well I’ll just say it was a pretty crazy book. I’m not even a 100% sure that I even liked it. But it did hook me in and forced me to keep reading. If the sequel comes out soon I will probably give it a go just to see what happens.
This is YA/NA that spans a few years in the main character Callie’s life. Most of the time takes place in her senior year and first year of college. Callie is not your normal 18 year old girl; she hears voices and sees visions of the past and future. The older she gets the stronger her powers. Callie soon has to decide if fate is something you should mess around with or leave alone.
The biggest issue I had is the main character is pretty awful. She is awful to just about everyone and her action have major consequences. I honestly almost stopped reading this thinking I don’t like reading books when I hate the main. But Callie actually grew in this book. She started to grow on me and I was surprised the author was able to make that big change work so well.
I would not call this a romance. Callie sleeps with different women but there is one girl who she really loves. But with everything Callie goes through and her powers, Callie wonders if the woman she loves would be better off without her. So there are relationships but I would not put this book in the romance category.
When it came to Callie’s powers that part of the book is a little convoluted. We still don’t understand as much as I hoped to by the end of the book. This is one of the reasons I would read the second book to have all the questions answered.
This book is a little out there, and a little dark in parts, but something about it was addictive. I was entertained and I appreciate how the main character grew. Fingers crossed book 2 will be even better.
This is YA/NA that spans a few years in the main character Callie’s life. Most of the time takes place in her senior year and first year of college. Callie is not your normal 18 year old girl; she hears voices and sees visions of the past and future. The older she gets the stronger her powers. Callie soon has to decide if fate is something you should mess around with or leave alone.
The biggest issue I had is the main character is pretty awful. She is awful to just about everyone and her action have major consequences. I honestly almost stopped reading this thinking I don’t like reading books when I hate the main. But Callie actually grew in this book. She started to grow on me and I was surprised the author was able to make that big change work so well.
I would not call this a romance. Callie sleeps with different women but there is one girl who she really loves. But with everything Callie goes through and her powers, Callie wonders if the woman she loves would be better off without her. So there are relationships but I would not put this book in the romance category.
When it came to Callie’s powers that part of the book is a little convoluted. We still don’t understand as much as I hoped to by the end of the book. This is one of the reasons I would read the second book to have all the questions answered.
This book is a little out there, and a little dark in parts, but something about it was addictive. I was entertained and I appreciate how the main character grew. Fingers crossed book 2 will be even better.
August 16, 2018
I'm still not sure what to make of this book! I started off thinking I might not even finish it because I found the relationships toxic and the characters malicious & nasty, with very few redeeming qualities. As I progressed through it was a bit like watching a train crash- I couldn't quite bring myself to stop! I'm glad I persevered as the plot became more apparent - it ended up being a reasonable read!
July 31, 2019
I almost put the book down when I started reading it because of Callie's bad attitude and treatment to those closest to her... especially to Jenny. I read Lex Kent's review though and decided to give it a chance and luckily I did. Talk about a character arc. Callie does a one eighty and it's awesome. I loved all of the characters, even the bad guys where I felt sorry for one of'em. Jenny and Danielle are by far my favourite characters though... next to Callie, of course.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 12, 2017
Over looking some technical flaws
The story was tooooo good to let some technical flaws keep it from five stars. An example: when taking about some one having to revenge for Natalie. It should have been avenged not revenged. Like I said minor technical flaws. There were several. A good editor could help, but the plot and character development made up for those small errors.
The story was tooooo good to let some technical flaws keep it from five stars. An example: when taking about some one having to revenge for Natalie. It should have been avenged not revenged. Like I said minor technical flaws. There were several. A good editor could help, but the plot and character development made up for those small errors.
October 11, 2019
This book is really hard to review because it has a good story with big problems. I started out hating the main character and loved how she grew and really learned from to be kinder.
At times it goes in all directions or repeats itself. There were some obvious mistakes that annoyed me.
The characters stayed with me when I closed the book and that is definitely a good sign.
At times it goes in all directions or repeats itself. There were some obvious mistakes that annoyed me.
The characters stayed with me when I closed the book and that is definitely a good sign.
December 15, 2019
I actually got this book for free on Amazon and it took me a while to read it as I have been reading it on my phone rather than my e-book reader or computer.
It is a bit slow in places but is a real good story and comes to a satisfying ending. 4½ stars rounded up to 5
It is a bit slow in places but is a real good story and comes to a satisfying ending. 4½ stars rounded up to 5
January 4, 2019
A very disturbing protagonist who is too easy to dislike, with no redeeming qualities.
November 2, 2021
The story follows Callie, a closeted gay teenager, just starting to come to terms with her psychic abilities at a time when her sexuality is both confusing and burgeoning.
To begin with, Callie isn’t especially likeable. She picks on the best friend who idolises her, flirts pretty aggressively with a new and married teacher, and creates havoc and mayhem wherever she goes.
But, after an ill-advised affair and a fairly painless coming out, Callie combines an anonymous note with a wronged husband’s PTSD, with disastrous results. However, as she grows in her gifts and finds something more real than mere obsession, Callie becomes a multifaceted character, and the story is satisfying.
It’s always a bit tricky reading a lesbian story by a non-lesbian. Maybe it’s just me, but these works often feel (a) exploitative and voyeuristic, or (b) like somebody borrowed a book about lesbians from the library and decided to be a bit edgy and write something themselves. Luckily, this book isn’t like that.
The love scenes fade to black, there’s no clunky quasi-scientific anatomical language, and it feels like the characters have appeared organically to the author.
The editing, however, needs work. The spelling of various character’s names changes, sometimes going back and forth within a single page. There are a fair few missing, and extraneous, apostrophes, and typos such as ‘breath’ for ‘breathe’, ‘desert’ for ‘dessert’, ‘conscious’ for ‘conscience’ and ‘starring’ for ‘staring’. If you can get past all that, it’s a worthwhile read with complex and interesting characters.
To begin with, Callie isn’t especially likeable. She picks on the best friend who idolises her, flirts pretty aggressively with a new and married teacher, and creates havoc and mayhem wherever she goes.
But, after an ill-advised affair and a fairly painless coming out, Callie combines an anonymous note with a wronged husband’s PTSD, with disastrous results. However, as she grows in her gifts and finds something more real than mere obsession, Callie becomes a multifaceted character, and the story is satisfying.
It’s always a bit tricky reading a lesbian story by a non-lesbian. Maybe it’s just me, but these works often feel (a) exploitative and voyeuristic, or (b) like somebody borrowed a book about lesbians from the library and decided to be a bit edgy and write something themselves. Luckily, this book isn’t like that.
The love scenes fade to black, there’s no clunky quasi-scientific anatomical language, and it feels like the characters have appeared organically to the author.
The editing, however, needs work. The spelling of various character’s names changes, sometimes going back and forth within a single page. There are a fair few missing, and extraneous, apostrophes, and typos such as ‘breath’ for ‘breathe’, ‘desert’ for ‘dessert’, ‘conscious’ for ‘conscience’ and ‘starring’ for ‘staring’. If you can get past all that, it’s a worthwhile read with complex and interesting characters.
June 7, 2021
I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it does have an engaging plot and nice development for the main character. On the other, annoying character tropes and writing nuances that wore down my patience.
First, all the women are beautiful. Really attractive. Strikingly beautiful. I know that because a good one hundred pages could be dropped from the book if no one commented on it. I've nothing against attractive characters, but really? Eventually it just gets irritating to read it and less believable with each mention.
Secondly, all the characters are portrayed with the same relevance as the main character. It doesn't matter if they're only part of the story for ten pages, those ten pages are going to include a scene or two walking around in their head and learning about the nuances of their psyche and motivations. Sure, it's interesting, but the book is over 600 pages and there are a LOT of characters. By the time the writer comes back to the main character, I've forgotten why I cared. Also, it's really confusing to change the POV character mid scene. Let's just stay in one persons' head at a time, please.
As I said, however, I do like the story and want to know how it wraps up. I can be picky about certain writing techniques, but that's not to say others will have the same response.
First, all the women are beautiful. Really attractive. Strikingly beautiful. I know that because a good one hundred pages could be dropped from the book if no one commented on it. I've nothing against attractive characters, but really? Eventually it just gets irritating to read it and less believable with each mention.
Secondly, all the characters are portrayed with the same relevance as the main character. It doesn't matter if they're only part of the story for ten pages, those ten pages are going to include a scene or two walking around in their head and learning about the nuances of their psyche and motivations. Sure, it's interesting, but the book is over 600 pages and there are a LOT of characters. By the time the writer comes back to the main character, I've forgotten why I cared. Also, it's really confusing to change the POV character mid scene. Let's just stay in one persons' head at a time, please.
As I said, however, I do like the story and want to know how it wraps up. I can be picky about certain writing techniques, but that's not to say others will have the same response.
October 18, 2020
Life is a mystery even if you’re psychic
You will journey through the life of Callie Fisher as she learns that “to those who much is given, much is expected”. Callie starts out as a self-centered child and grows into a caring young woman. She learns the joys of love and compassion through the young woman that captured her heart.
You will journey through the life of Callie Fisher as she learns that “to those who much is given, much is expected”. Callie starts out as a self-centered child and grows into a caring young woman. She learns the joys of love and compassion through the young woman that captured her heart.
December 19, 2018
Love can change you
I really enjoyed this book. At first I was so upset with the main character but I am really glad she got her self together and the reason she did so. I kept finding places to hide so I could finish and read this. Great read
I really enjoyed this book. At first I was so upset with the main character but I am really glad she got her self together and the reason she did so. I kept finding places to hide so I could finish and read this. Great read
August 27, 2021
What an amazing trilogy
Wow where to start? Great characters, amazing plot, interesting world. The characters, especially Callie experience a lot of growth over these three books and it's an amazing journey.
Wow where to start? Great characters, amazing plot, interesting world. The characters, especially Callie experience a lot of growth over these three books and it's an amazing journey.
June 20, 2022
great story, but …
I loved Callie, Jenny, a lot of good ideas, and the story … but I didn’t like being distracted by a couple thousand grammar mistakes, weird punctuation, and wrong word choices. An editor could have helped the author with that.
I loved Callie, Jenny, a lot of good ideas, and the story … but I didn’t like being distracted by a couple thousand grammar mistakes, weird punctuation, and wrong word choices. An editor could have helped the author with that.
March 10, 2023
Best Book Ever!
I would recommend this book to anyone who has one iota of an imagination. The characters were intriguing to say the least. I would have liked to see more interaction between Callie and Bess, but maybe next time. There will be a next time, right?
I would recommend this book to anyone who has one iota of an imagination. The characters were intriguing to say the least. I would have liked to see more interaction between Callie and Bess, but maybe next time. There will be a next time, right?
October 27, 2017
Love it
Couldn't find anything more on author but this book is well written. The book kept me in suspense . cannot wit for thee sequel.
Couldn't find anything more on author but this book is well written. The book kept me in suspense . cannot wit for thee sequel.
January 6, 2018
Good book
This was a great coming of age story. I really found it interesting and can't wait to read the next one.
This was a great coming of age story. I really found it interesting and can't wait to read the next one.
May 13, 2018
Awesome
It was a quick read and enjoyable. Full of mystery and excitement. Not cheesy like similar books in this genre.
It was a quick read and enjoyable. Full of mystery and excitement. Not cheesy like similar books in this genre.
November 18, 2018
💥PSYCHIC THRILLER💥
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Not so much a erotic thriller! But definitely a mind bending psychic thriller!😍 Oh my what a thrill .
Can't wait to read book #2.
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Not so much a erotic thriller! But definitely a mind bending psychic thriller!😍 Oh my what a thrill .
Can't wait to read book #2.
May 7, 2019
Great read
Okay, I was skeptical at first but the story draws you in. Some twists and sorrow. You know love is tough.
Okay, I was skeptical at first but the story draws you in. Some twists and sorrow. You know love is tough.
March 7, 2021
Fantastic
I couldn’t put it down. Wonderful story line with great entertaining characters from start to finish. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
I couldn’t put it down. Wonderful story line with great entertaining characters from start to finish. Looking forward to reading more by this author.
March 6, 2022
Good story!
This was good recreational read! There were a few grammatical errors but no one’s perfect. Read this if you like a little bit of romance mixed with drama.
This was good recreational read! There were a few grammatical errors but no one’s perfect. Read this if you like a little bit of romance mixed with drama.
December 29, 2018
Wow, a different sort, but very enjoyable. Callie is acerbic and does not know what to make of her realist dreams. This book is a journey into under standing power. Callie is coming of age and coming out not only as lesbian but also a powerful seer... You will have to read the book and the follow up to understand that this book is about choices and consequences, the facts we have to live with that relate to our choices. I recommend this book.
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