Join the Fiction Readers Online Book Club - Free books for June

You are invited to participate in the Fiction Readers Online Book Club. Connect with Avon A fiction authors and learn about their new book releases.

June's Featured Book:

The Safety of the Secrets by DeLauné Michel

"Now we're just alike." So begins Fiona and Patricia's friendship that warm Autumn morning in first grade in Lake Charles, Louisiana, a friendship made as close as sisters by Fiona's abusive mother and Patricia's neglectful one, and by the fantasies that the two girls share.

Fiona and Patricia's relationship is a source of continuity and strength through their move to LA to become actresses; through Fiona's marriage and not-yet-famous career; and through Patricia's ups-and-downs with men and rise to fame. Then when their husbands' needs and the pressures of Hollywood begin to exact a toll, the women are forced to wonder if their friendship can survive. But the true test of their devotion is just beginning. When a dark secret from their past begins to emerge, it threatens to destroy not only the bond the women have shared, but all they've worked for as well.

The Safety of Secrets is a beautifully written exploration of the bonds forged in childhood and challenged decades later, of the fulfillment of dreams and the damage they sometimes cause, and of secrets being uncovered and the truth that we find inside. Click here to browse inside the book.

About the Author:

DeLauné Michel was raised in South Louisiana in a literary family that includes her uncle Andre Dubus, her mother Elizabeth Nell Dubus, and her cousin James Lee Burke.  She lives in Westchester County, New York with her husband and two sons. She is currently working on her third novel.

We've been reading DeLauné's excellent on Gather for awhile now and are so excited to share and discuss The Safety of Secrets with Gather readers!

The Fiction Readers group has ten copies of The Safety of Secrets to provide to members for reviews. For a chance to receive a free book to write a review, please send a request to Fiction Readers Moderator with the The Safety of Secrets in the subject line and your mailing address in the body of the message. Requests must be submitted by May 21, 2008. With your request, please indicate whether or not you would be interested in hosting an online book club discussion. Books can only be mailed within the United States.

Visit the Fictions Readers group on Gather to read and discuss the latest women's fiction titles. Click here to join the group. Past and current featured authors include DeLaune Michel, Kerry Reichs, Robin Gerber, Lisa Landolt, Mameve Medwed, Jo Barrett, Caro Peacock, Kim Wong Keltner, Gigi Anders and Jess Michaels.