Bøger af Francine Saint Marie

TITLE: Persuasion, A Novel (first edition paperback; this title is not available in digital editions) - GENRE: Contemporary Fiction - THEME/S: coming-of-age, mystery, roles, paranormal, romance - TAGS: coming of age, environment, Francine Saint Marie, ghosts, identity, magic realism, mystery, romance, paranormal, persuasion - AUDIENCE: All (PG) - MAIN CHARACTERS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE): Jessica Wheeler (age 19), Zoe Boice Summerfield (age 22), Millicent Ida Parsons (ghost), The Karner Blue (endangered butterfly) - PPRIMARY SETTING: present day New England U.S.A. (September) - PERIOD: 21st century, 19th & 20th century flashbacks - TIME FRAME OF EVENTS: approximately ten daylight hours - NARRATIVE: Third Person - FONT/S: Times New Roman (111/2 point), Brush Script (chapter headings), Arial (page headers only) - NUMBER OF PAGES: 200 total - NUMBER OF CHAPTERS: twenty (see table of contents below) - CHAPTER TITLES (1 to 20): The Letter, The Key, The Window, The House, The Trees, The Town, The Music, The Message, The Woods, The Car, The Call, The Butterfly, The Spirit, The Battle, The Man, The Path, The Truth, The Decision, The Answer, The End - PUBLISHER: Fifth Column Press (first edition 2011) PERSUASION: Coming of age; coming to terms. A new novel from critically acclaimed author, Francine Saint Marie. (Not available in digital editions.)

CONTENTS: Rhyme and reason, song and dance, kiss and tell, truth or dare, do or die, collected thoughts, love and marriage, grin and bear...a memoir. (Sort of.) .............Note from the publisher: Francine Saint Marie is the author of the popular series "The Secret Trilogy" as well as "Girl Trouble" and the bestselling writing treatise "Write Now!". Her debut novel "The Secret Keeping" was a LAMBDA Notable Book; Goldie Award finalist; semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and an IPPY Bronze medalist. "The Secret Trilogy" was nominated for the Ferro/Grumley literary prize in LGBT fiction. A writer and fine artist, Saint Marie was born, educated and currently resides in New York. Look for her titles also on Lulu.com, Smashwords.com, and Scribd.com.

A LAMBDA Notable Book, Goldie Award Finalist, Semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and an IPPY Bronze medalist. [Publisher's Special: Edition / ten point font / Complete & Unabridged] SYNOPSIS: What do you get if you mix three beautiful women and their deepest secrets with too many lawyers, corporate executives and overzealous reporters? One highly public love triangle--and the more private a woman is, the more exposed she becomes! THE SECRET KEEPING: Mother was wrong, money can indeed buy you love--if it's invested wisely. (Note from BD BOOKS, Publisher: Most novels today are printed in 11 point font. However, in order to offer this compact but complete edition of The Secret Keeping at a discount, we've printed it in 10 point font instead.) .

BARGAIN BUNDLE: THE SECRET KEEPING, FORTUNE IS A WOMAN & THE STOLEN KISS (unabridged-10 pt font) Dr. Helaine Kristenson is the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the self-help bible 'Keeping Mr. Right'. Professionally she deals with secrets of the heart everyday. Privately she's got a few of her own to keep her busy. Strategist Lydia Beaumont is headed to the top in corporate finance. Professionally she has no secrets. Privately she's just unearthed one that's going to rock her world a bit. Supermodel Sharon Chambers is the highest paid poser on the planet. Professionally her life of debauchery is an open book. Privately even she's keeping some secrets. But that can't last... Love, sex, reporters, blackmail--what's YOUR secret worth? (THE SECRET KEEPING was a LAMBDA Notable Book, a finalist for a Goldie Award, and an IPPY Bronze medalist. The trilogy was nominated for the Ferro/Grumley prize in fiction.)

FIRST-TIMERS, TWO-TIMERS AND SECOND CHANCES: Joan Majors is, in her own words, a faithless, bragging womanizer. But when she meets sexy first-timer and new divorcee, Annette Martineau, she falls head over high-heels in love with her and vows to mend those wicked ways. That's good news to Annette because if there's one thing in the world she really can't stand, it's a faithless, bragging womanizer. Especially one itching to get her in bed. GIRL TROUBLE tells the love story and rocky romance of Joan and Annette in five short tales and includes the popular Amazon-Short, "Dear Joan" (Publisher: BD Books. Find all publisher's specials on this and other Saint Marie titles listed with Amazon at http: //www.amazon.com/shops/brookedonny) (Note From the Publisher: Francine Saint Marie's debut novel THE SECRET KEEPING was a LAMBDA Notable Book, a finalist for the Goldie Award in fiction, a semi-finalist for the Independent Publishers Award, and an IPPY Bronze medalist.)

WHAT'S YOUR SECRET WORTH? Dr. Helaine Kristenson is not just talented and beautiful, she's the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the how-to bible, "Keeping Mr. Right." Professionally, she deals with secrets of the heart everyday. Privately, she even has a few of her own to keep her busy............. Straight-laced chief investment strategist, Lydia Beaumont, is a consummate professional, headed for the top of the ladder at financial giant, Soloman-Schmitt. Professionally, she has no secrets to speak of. Privately, she's just unearthed one that's going to rock her world a bit.............. Controversial super-model, Sharon Chambers, is the highest paid poser on the planet. Not to mention the most temperamental. Professionally, her life of debauchery and conquest is an open book, about which she really doesn't give a damn. Privately, though, even she's keeping a few secrets. But that can't last................

THE SECRET KEEPING: Dr. Helaine Kristenson is the leading authority in the field of psychosexual relations and the bestselling author of the how-to bible, "Keeping Mr. Right." Professionally, she deals with secrets of the heart every day. Privately, she even has a few of her own to keep her busy. What's so Top Secret? Her seven-year relationship with notorious super-model Sharon Chambers--a once very hot union that lately has become something less than perfect. Wandering unwittingly into the middle of their tangled web is disillusioned investment strategist, Lydia Beaumont, a sleeping beauty who's just about to wake up. Add to the resulting fray a dozen lawyers, a handful of corporate executives, and a gaggle of overzealous reporters, and you've got one highly public love triangle. And the more private a woman is, the more exposed she becomes. THE SECRET KEEPING is a high-stakes, fast-paced modern romance, where the moral of the story is that money can indeed buy you love...if it's invested wisely. Nominated for the 2006 LAMBDA Literary Award for a debut novel. Nominated for the 2006 LAMBDA Literary Award for fiction. Finalist for the 2007 Goldie Award for best dramatic fiction. Semi-finalist for the 2007 Independent Publishers Award and an IPPY Award recipient of an honorable mention.