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QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION<br />
1. What compelled you to read this book?<br />
2. How does the book t in with modern popular erotica? Have you read other books<br />
with a similarly sexual theme? How does this one compare?<br />
3. Did you enjoy the writing? What constitutes good writing in this genre? Do you hold<br />
it to the same standards as other novels or popular fiction?<br />
4. How do you imagine the spark between Will and Cassie rst occurred? Why is she so<br />
reluctant to date him during the years of their friendship? Do you think they would<br />
make a good couple?<br />
5. What qualities do the members of S.E.C.R.E.T. see in Cassie that make her an<br />
appealing candidate? Do you agree with their assessment? Why do you think they are<br />
so sure of her acceptance of their offer?<br />
6. How have Cassie’s experiences with her father and husband shaped her view of men<br />
and relationships? Does her opinion of men change during the course of the book?<br />
7. During her ski trip, Cassie reects on the sacrices she made for Scott and the ways in<br />
which she gave up—or never explored—her own passions in order to please him. Has<br />
she begun to more fully explore her own interests through her year with S.E.C.R.E.T.?<br />
What is she discovering about herself, and what (if anything) do you think she still<br />
needs to discover?<br />
8. Do you think the “steps” in the S.E.C.R.E.T. process are intended to improve a<br />
woman’s overall life, or is the focus strictly sexual? How does Cassie’s experience with<br />
sexual liberation change her outlook on her day-to-day life?<br />
9. Do you think that organizations like S.E.C.R.E.T. exist in the real world? Would you<br />
be surprised to learn of such a group in your town?<br />
10. Cassie begins to recognize the “strange reciprocity” of her S.E.C.R.E.T. encounters.<br />
Do you think there is more to the male side of the story of S.E.C.R.E.T.? How do you<br />
imagine the recruitment of the men works? What do you think each of the men hopes<br />
to gain? Why would each of them have agreed to the arrangement?<br />
11. Who do you imagine the hip-hop star to be?<br />
12. Matilda described the S.E.C.R.E.T. men as “not the greatest life partners.” Do you<br />
think this quality makes them better candidates for the S.E.C.R.E.T. program?<br />
13. Near the end of her year with S.E.C.R.E.T., Matilda asks Cassie to name her favorite<br />
partners. Were you surprised by Cassie’s choices? Was there one encounter (or<br />
partner) that seemed most interesting or erotic to you? Who would have made your
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