Cover of The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes

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The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes

Subgenre
romance
Edition year
2006
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Eve Elliot's happiness is built on a lie about her past. As her daughter Corinne searches for answers about CeeCee Wilkes, Eve must choose between revealing the truth and protecting her family.

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  • Hidden Identity: “reveal to her family that she is not who she seems” source
  • Sacrifice: “If the choice affected only her life, Eve is certain she would do what is right.” source
  • Strong Heroine: “Now, forced to confront her past, she faces another terrible choice: reveal to her family that she is not who she seems, or allow a man to take the blame for a crime she knows he did not commit.” source

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  • death of parent
  • kidnapping
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death of parent: “Now, her remains have been found and a man charged with her murder.” Source

kidnapping: “Twenty-eight years ago, a North Carolina governor’s young, pregnant wife was kidnapped.” Source

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