Secrets Without Compromise

Can the deepest love spawn the darkest hate?Secrets Without Compromise, the second novel by author Linda Hughes, shares the poignant tale of two people who have emerged from profound obstacles to craft a new future, only to be upended by an unspeakable event that knows no redemption. This gripping work of fiction with equal parts tender love and smoldering revenge not only mines the heart's most vulnerable places but journeys to the core of darkness. When one evening goes devastatingly wrong, the happiness they created together is destroyed in a few terrifying moments.As Alex confronts the hopelessness of his grief, he embarks on a wrathful course of retaliation, revealing how the ties that bind us can also tear us apart.Though not a sequel to her debut novel, Cloistered Secrets, there are overlaying elements in the two works.