My guest today is best-selling Author Kathy Herman. I’ve read most of Kathy’s books and written endorsements for her. I had the pleasure of lunching with her in Dallas in 2009. It was so nice to meet her finally and her sweet dh! Here’s Kathy:

“I love Lyn’s courageous women and appreciate her giving me the opportunity to talk about two of mine. In my newest book, False Pretenses, Zoe Broussard, is on top of her game. She’s married Pierce, the love of her life, who is also the head chef at Zoe B’s, their thriving Cajun eatery in South Louisiana. Her life is exactly the way she wants it. And then she gets a series of anonymous notes with five simple words: I know what you did. Zoe is panic-stricken, and feels as if her perfect world is crumbling. She’s got a secret she’s never told anyone—not even Pierce. A secret so awful that, if revealed, it could destroy everything she’s built and ruin her marriage.

Zoe has lied about who she is and how she got her business started—and told lies to cover her lies. Her journey through this nightmare she created takes her back to the wealthy widow she once worked for, Adele Woodmore. Digging out of her mess requires more of Zoe than mustering the courage to confess that she stole Adele’s valuable ring and making arrangements to pay back the money. It also requires dealing with the shame of growing up in an abusive family and then changing her name, attempting to recreate herself. When she finally gets up the courage to tell Pierce everything he knows about her is a lie, he is shocked and feels betrayed. But Pierce comes to realize that the Zoe he fell in love with is real, no matter what name she went by. And before the story ends, both Zoe and Pierce are empowered by the example set by Adele—who not only forgives Zoe, but cancels her debt.  It was through this extraordinary heroine and her amazing example that Zoe found her own true identity in Christ—and a family of believers that would accept her for who she really was.

Zoe’s deception was extreme, and so was Adele’s act of grace. At the deepest level, isn’t their story our story? I loved being able to give the Zoe the life she was looking for, both temporal and eternal. And Adele … well, I admired her so much that I made her the sole heroine in the second book in the series.”–Kathy

For more info about Kathy and her books, drop by: www.kathyherman.com

Have any of you been affected by a secret finally being revealed? In my “Women of Ivy Manor” series, I wrote a scene where 4 generations of women in one family got together and finally told all the family secrets. The secrets had blocked their relationships. The truth told in love can be freeing. What do you think?–Lyn