Private Lives
by Karen Young

A STORY OF SISTERS, SECRETS AND...PRIVATE LIVES

Elizabeth Walker has spent most of the past three decades trying to forget the loss of her mother and father, a lonely childhood spent in a series of foster homes and the two baby sisters she hasn't seen in twenty-five years. She values her privacy above everything, and has built a wall around herself that few people have ever climbed.

But when it appears that her best friend, Gina, may lose her young daughter to an impersonal court system—the same system that failed Elizabeth many years ago—she vows to fight back. But Elizabeth needs help. She needs the kind of help that a family can give, and she needs Ryan Paxton, the brilliant attorney whose tragic family history is intertwined with her own.

As the custody battle turns to something more dangerous—and more deadly—Elizabeth comes face to face with a past she has tried to forget and a future she wants to embrace.

Other Books by Karen Young

Lie For Me

Missing Max

Belle Pointe

Never Tell

In Confidence

Someone Knows

Kiss And Tell

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Karen Young's Bio

Karen Young, best-selling author of 30 novels and several novellas, has been writing fiction for contemporary women for twenty years and is known for her sensitive portrayals of social problems affecting their lives. Her many awards include the RITA from Romance Writers of America for her book, THE SILENCE OF MIDNIGHT, and Career Achievement and Reviewer's Choice from ROMANTIC TIMES. She has been called "a spellbinding storyteller who explores complex emotions with great skill." In her books, she has dealt with teen pregnancy, infidelity, alcoholism, domestic abuse and child pornography, but always leaving the reader feeling hopeful, uplifted and satisfied. "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.