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ABOUT THE BOOK An intoxicating, int
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S.E.C.R.E.T SHARED A S.E.C.R.E.T no
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TEN STEPS Step One: Surrender Step
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DAUPHINE I LAUGHED. WHAT else was t
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“Look at you, Ophelia,” he said
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CASSIE THREE THOUGHTS OCCURRED to m
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the salt and pepper shakers. When T
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“Are you hearing that man? Or is
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I could also be a Recruiter like Pa
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emergencies, and having sex with th
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“Right. When I think of Easter, I
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Then, before I knew it, he was sitt
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hold sugar packets, the napkin hold
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“Well … thank you for the water
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“Yes. Now go. I’ll be out front
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Something in me knew that Cassie an
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Part of me wanted to stand up, call
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CASSIE WE DIDN’T GET a lot of cus
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I applied some lip-gloss in the mir
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DAUPHINE HOW MANY TIMES had I walke
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consideration, that made my lover c
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CASSIE AS MUCH AS I was thrilled by
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“So you’re a musician …” He
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Then he slowed to a stop. No! And p
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DAUPHINE EVER SINCE MY first fantas
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“No. I’m a mean police officer.
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chest, the overhead light illuminat
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CASSIE I ASKED MATILDA for a last-m
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accompany the painting and represen
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DAUPHINE ELIZABETH WAS THE first to
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“I guessed.” He had a British a
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“I’ve never been in an airplane
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“He does that well,” she said,
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airy modern dining room, with new c
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I turned to face him. “It’s you
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My bags disappeared through the gol
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“We’re about to begin, Dauphine
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