BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PRIVATE LIVES AND FULL CIRCLE RETURNS WITH NEWEST BOOK IN CONFIDENCE February 2004 The danger lies in keeping secrets. A woman dedicated to her family must try to rebuild her life after discovering her husband’s infidelity, in award-winning author Karen Young’s IN CONFIDENCE (MIRA Books, February 2004, $6.50 U.S./$7.99 CAN.). The irony of life is not lost on high school guidance counselor Rachel Forrester: while she is educating teens about making good choices, her own life is spiraling out of control. First, she learns her husband is having an affair. Second, her aging mother collapses. And third, Cameron Ford is back in her life—again. As Rachel struggles to get her life in order, her 15-year-old son, Nick, forges a bond with the taciturn Cameron. Oddly, it is this bond that opens new doors of healing and promise for them all. And it’s Cameron whom Nick trusts with a dangerous secret—a secret that may be connected to the death of Cameron’s son, Jack, five years ago...a secret that could endanger them all. IN CONFIDENCE KAREN YOUNG $6.50 U.S./$7.99 CAN. ISBN# 0-7783-2024-3 KAREN YOUNG Karen Young, the bestselling author of more than 30 novels and several novellas, has been writing contemporary fiction for women for 20 years, and is known for her sensitive portrayals of social problems affecting their lives. Karen has dealt with teen pregnancy, infidelity, alcoholism, domestic abuse and child pornography in her books, but she always leaves the reader feeling hopeful, uplifted and satisfied by the last page. "My novels deal with the concept of the evolved woman—one who’s able to look her personal demons in the eye and solve her problems...regardless. And, of course, she always winds up enjoying a satisfying, loving relationship." Karen, too, has evolved as an author, moving from traditional romances to longer, more sophisticated stories and on to contemporary women’s fiction and mystery/thrillers. Whatever the "category," Karen feels comfortable writing books that women want to read. Karen’s career has stood the test of time, but she might never have become a writer except for an unexpected move from New Orleans—where she had a very interesting and challenging job in politics—to Lima, Ohio, in 1980. She grumbled to her husband, Paul, that she would never be able to have a career, since his job—also interesting and challenging—demanded that they move so frequently. By that time, they had already resided in Japan, Georgia, Mississippi, Massachusetts and Louisiana, amongst other places. Noticing her boredom one day, Paul remarked that because of their constant relocations, Karen needed a career that wouldn’t be affected by their nomadic lifestyle. "It was as if a light went on in my head," Karen says. "I told him I actually thought I could write a novel. I can’t believe how uninformed I was then." The very next night he brought me a typewriter (used but, fortunately, electric) and said, "Put your money where your mouth is." She began writing and in three months had a finished manuscript...which she promptly sat on for six months until Paul urged her to send it to "somebody." It went to Silhouette Books, who responded six weeks later with the offer of a contract. "The rest is history," she says now. "I’m a late bloomer," she declares. "It took years for me to reach my full potential as a writer. When I finally won a RITA® Award in 1993, I considered it a miracle." Along with that RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America for her book The Silence of Midnight, Karen is also the recipient of Career Achievement and Reviewer’s Choice Awards from Romantic Times magazine. Amongst her peers, she is regarded as "a spellbinding storyteller who explores complex emotions with great skill." Karen resides in a suburb of Houston, Texas...for the time being. To buy Karen's books, be sure to visit one of these fine booksellers:       This site was created by Kenny's daddy

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