After six years of marriage, Victoria and Ted are the ultimate power couple. She's a beautiful, business savvy sister who owns one of Atlanta's hottest ever planning companies. He's a blue-eyed CEO who knows how to take care of business in and out of the boardroom. But their happy life quickly unravels when long-held desires and decades-old secrets come back to haunt them. Facing a road filled with uncertainty, can Victoria and Ted repair the damage done by secrets and lies before it's too late?

When a woman frames someone else for a murder she committed, she finds herself caught in a game of cat-and-mouse that leaves several more people murdered - and many lives torn apart.

"Keeping secrets, telling lies is one of the first novels that explores the mystique of black Holllywood. It gives an inside look at its celebrities, glamour, secrets and love affairs. Weaving its way through the lives of actress Jennifer Sands, football player turned private investigator Rome Nyland and gossip columnist Valerie Rollins, this novel revolves around the mystery of multiple murders that take place over the span of seven days in these people's lives."--Page 4 of cover

"If they ask you about us, don't tell them anything!" Thus begins the unraveling of a ten year-long story of sexual exploitation, infatuation, and cover up. The author describes a life long struggle with secrets of his childhood at the hands of the pastor of his family's Episcopal Church. A teddy bear helps on the tortuous path toward a late life decision to sue his 95 year old abuser. This true story is a study in the complicity of family systems, the institutional church, the law, and the dangers of un-examined trust. It is the story of my life of carrying the secrets of sexual exploitation by my family's Episcopal Priest. I write about my own life as an Episcopal priest and also of effects of my secret on my wife and children. I describe "places" which were part of the secret and the effects of the tangling of spiritual moments with sexual moments and the impact of that on faith formation.

Some secrets set you free. Some destroy your world. After six years of marriage, Victoria and Ted are the ultimate power couple. She's a beautiful, business savvy sister who owns one of Atlanta's hottest event planning companies. He's a blue-eyed CEO who knows how to take care of business in and out of the boardroom. But their happy life quickly begins to unravel when long held desires and decades-old secrets come back to haunt them. It starts when Parker Brightwood re-enters Victoria's life. She thought she'd gotten over the handsome surgeon who once stole her heart, but unusual circumstances bring the ebony prince back on the scene--and this time he's determined to win her at any cost. Ted's undoing begins with his mother's sudden death and a mysterious secret--one that will lead to a truth so shocking it threatens the life and marriage he holds dear. Facing a road filled with uncertainty, Victoria and Ted must confront their deepest, most hidden fears. Can they repair the damage done by secrets and lies before it's too late? "Trice Hickman is definitely ready to take the world by storm." --"Urban Reviews" Praise for Trice Hickman's Unexpected Interruptions "Hickman hits all the high notes in this charming modern romance where love and loyalty trump race." -"Publishers Weekly" "There's a good dose of humor and steamy romance that makes this novel soar."--Urban Reviews