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Romantic Suspense

Secrets

A Novel

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  • 2008 first published
  • 320 pages
  • 7 editions
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Jude Deveraux's Secrets (2008) is a romantic suspense novel. The story is set in Williamsburg, Va.. Key subjects include unrequited love, nannies, Virginia and mothers and daughters.

24 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Mass Market Paperback bestseller list in 2009.

At about 320 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About Secrets

At age twelve, Cassandra Madden fell in love with Jefferson Ames, a young man she met at one of her mother’s business conferences. For years, Cassandra held on to this unrequited love in order to cope with her loneliness and the pain of her mother’s coldness; even after meeting a man she thought she might marry, her heart still yearned for Jeff. In a decisive moment, Cassandra calls off her pending engagement and travels to Williamsburg, Virginia, to become the nanny to the now-widowed Jeff’s young daughter. But the object of her desire barely notices her. That is, until the day she hears shots coming from the mansion of an eccentric neighbor, a world-renowned actress. Stepping into a world of deception, where no one is who they claim to be, Cassandra must unravel the secrets all around her — before she and Jeff can ever find happiness together.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Mass Market Paperback, 2009

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Williamsburg, Va.

Subjects

  • Unrequited love
  • Unrequited love in fiction
  • Nannies
  • Virginia
  • Suspense romance
  • Contemporary romance
  • Mothers and daughters

Quick answers

Who wrote Secrets?

Secrets was written by Jude Deveraux and first published in 2008.

What genre is Secrets?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is Secrets?

The median edition has 320 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Secrets?

Readers who like it often enjoy True Betrayals, Things We Hide from the Light and Hidden Riches.

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