Double Lives

Cover of Double Lives by Mary Monroe
Author: Mary Monroe
Publisher: Kensington
Year: 2024
Language: en
Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781496743152
ISBN-10: 1496743156
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Height: 0.03937 inches
Length: 0.03937 inches
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Width: 0.03937 inches
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Double Lives by Mary Monroe, published by Kensington on March 26, 2024, is a 320-page work that delves into the lives of identical twin sisters, Leona and Fiona Dunbar, during the Depression era in the South. The narrative explores their unique bond as they navigate the complexities of their contrasting personalities—Leona, the rebellious rule-breaker, and Fiona, the seemingly demure churchgoer. Their talent for switching lives leads to a series of scandalous events that challenge their loyalty and the fabric of their small-town existence.

As the story unfolds, readers will witness the twins’ daring escapades and the unexpected consequences of their choices. The plot thickens when Fiona, feeling trapped in her marriage, and Leona, heartbroken over lost love, decide to swap lives once more. This decision ignites hidden desires and tests their sisterhood as they confront their deepest secrets. With themes of identity, loyalty, and the pursuit of freedom, Double Lives presents a rich tapestry of historical fiction that captures the struggles and triumphs of African American women in a Southern setting.


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Award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe returns with an outrageous new tale of Depression-era Southern drama starring identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives and hiding the scandalous results—until one risk too many changes the game forever . . .

Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in—and out—of trouble by pretending to be each other. Yet underneath, they couldn’t be more different. Outspoken Leona lives to break rules, have a good time, and scandalize their respectable hometown of Lexington. Fiona is a seemingly-demure churchgoing girl who is the apple of her domineering, widowed mother Mavis’s eye.

But together, the twins have fooled teachers, boyfriends, bosses, racist police—and most importantly, strait-laced Mavis. Even when Leona does jail time for Fiona, their unbreakable bond keeps them fiercely loyal. . . . So when Fiona feels stifled in her passionless marriage, and Leona is heartbroken over losing her one true love, it’s perfect timing to change places once again . . .

Leona is shocked to discover she enjoys the security of being a wife and homebody. And the unexpected spark between her and Fiona’s husband is giving her all kinds of deliciously sexy ideas. Meanwhile, Fiona enjoys being free, single, and reveling in the independence she’s never had. And the more she indulges her secret, long-repressed wild child, the more Leona’s ex-lover becomes one temptation she’s having trouble resisting . . .

As the sisters’ masquerade ignites desires and appetites they never expected, it also puts their most damning secrets on the line. Once the fallout rocks their small town, can Fiona and Leona’s deep sisterhood shield them from total disaster and help them reconcile their mistakes? Or will the trust between them become a weapon that shatters their lives for good?

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Publisher: Kensington. Year: 2024.
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ISBN-13: 9781496743152. ISBN-10: 1496743156.
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Language: en. Pages: 320.

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