Lies That Bind (Harlequin Large Print Super Romance) [Large Print] [Mass Market Paperback]

Barbara McMahon (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Large Print Super Romance | Publication Date: March 14, 2006

Home isn't always as you remember it

Her foster mother's stroke brings April Jeffries back to Maraville, Mississippi, the town of her youth. It's a place of memories for her, good and bad. Memories that lead her to fulfill a long-standing dream—finding her biological parents. In her quest she enlists the help of Jack Palmer, a journalist recovering from injuries sustained overseas.

As April and Jack work to uncover the mystery of her past, they begin to grow close in ways they hadn't expected. But two failed marriages make her wary of another commitment. Then they discover a shocking secret about her birth parents—a secret that forces Jack and April to reconsider everything. Including their feelings for each other….

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; Larger Pri edition (March 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037378080X
• ISBN-13: 978-0373780808
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,481,363 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bestselling, award winning author Barbara McMahon has written more than 80 novels which have sold more than 16 million copies world wide in more than fifty countries in twenty-eight languages.

Known for her heartwarming, emotional stories, she excels in capturing those feelings when first falling in love. She has won or been nominated for every major award in the romance genre from a double nomination in the RITA to winning the Bookseller's Best, National Readers Choice Award and the prestigious HOLT Medallion, among others.

Barbara lives in a rural county in California's gold rush country. She loves the history of the place and is involved in the county's genealogy group and historic cemetery preservation in addition to volunteering one day a week at the local Animal Shelter.

For a complete list of books or to contact Barbara, visit her website: www.barbaramcmahon.com

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable!, April 2, 2006

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Ratmammy "The Ratmammy" (Ratmammy's Town, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lies That Bind: The House on Poppin Hill (Harlequin Superromance No. 1335) (Mass Market Paperback)

LIES THAT BIND by Barbara McMahon
April 2, 2006

Amazon rating 4/5


"This second in a trilogy focuses on April Jeffries, a model working in Paris. She returns home to Maraville, Mississippi to visit her former foster mother, Maddie Oglethorpe. Both good and bad memories fill her mind and heart - when she was last home, she and her foster sisters, Eliza and Jo, were split up without explanations and told never to contact each other again. In the previous book, Eliza found her foster sister April in Paris, and asked her to return home because Maddie had suffered a major stroke and needed their help.

April never expected to come home again, and didn't expect to discover she had missed being there. She does have an agenda - she wants to find her biological parents. While Eliza and Jo were from broken homes, April had been given up as a baby and was never told who her parents were. She believes she was born in Maraville. Jack Palmer, a CNN reporter on medical leave, helps her trace where she was born. Slowly but surely, they unravel the mystery of her birth mother.

Jack's career as a CNN reporter may be over. He was injured in Iraq, and is recuperating in Maraville. Just as April was used to a life of glamour and fame, Jack was accustomed to regular travel and adventure. The two have one thing in common - both have vowed not to get into a serious relationship. Already married twice, April knows she can't deal with a third failure. And while she is falling for Jack, she expects that he will soon be bored with her." - Complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton

I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed the first in the series. The characters are likeable and although I couldn't say they were believably accurate (I have never met a super model), the people as written felt real to me. I am looking forward to the final in the trilogy.