The Secret of You and Me

De: Melissa Lenhardt

Narrado por: Courtney Patterson, Natalie Duke

A DVF Book Club Pick!

True love never fades—and old secrets never die…

Nora hasn’t looked back. Not since she fled Texas to start a new life. Away from her father’s volatile temper and the ever-watchful gaze of her claustrophobically conservative small town, Nora has freed herself. She can live—and love—however she wants. The only problem is that she also left behind the one woman she can’t forget. Now tragedy calls her back home to confront her past—and reconcile her future.

Sophie seems to have everything—a wonderful daughter, a successful husband and a rewarding career. Yet underneath that perfection lies an explosive secret. She still yearns for Nora—her best friend and first love—despite all the years between them. Keeping her true self hidden hasn’t been easy, but it’s been necessary. So when Sophie finds out that Nora has returned, she hopes Nora’s stay is short. The life she has built depends on it.

But they both find that first love doesn’t fade easily. Memories come to light, passion ignites and old feelings resurface. As the forces of family and intolerance that once tore them apart begin to reemerge, they realize some things may never change—unless they demand it.

Great Storytelling

This gave a feeling of a real life story.. I love the development of the characters. Good read!

Couldn’t stop listening!! A must read!

A well beautifully written story that has you constantly wanting more and the details have you feeling as if your right there with them in the story!!

An ultimate coming out story

What a wonderful love story about overcoming fear of one’s own sexuality to full acceptance of it.

Great storytelling!

This was a great and funny story and was a well narrated. I would definitely recommend this book I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Absolutely loved it!

A wonderful story that kept me listening every spare moment that I had. It felt very authentic and is really well-written.

One of my favorite lgbt books..

I just loved how real this story was.. it’s such a relatable story line. One of my favorites

Complex and empathetic treatment of believable characters

I found myself drawn into the circumstances by which two strong women with tender souls are driven apart by the hypocrisy rooted in the male dominant and religiously repressed town in which they lived.
I hope Ms. Lenhardt continues to explore this topic with more strong female characters and teams up with the talented duo of narrators she employed in the fine novel.

Love the story

I could really get into the scenes as if I was there. Only thing I wish there was more detailed romantic scenes. Those seemed like they were cut short or cut out.

I was glued!

Great story. A spicy novel with a lesson on how bigotry and intolerance can ruin lives.

So good!

Don’t deliberate. Get this one. The story is great. The writing is great. The performance is great. You won’t regret it.