From the files of Kelly Chapman
JANE HAMILTON. First wife of murder suspect and bigamist. Well-regarded magazine editor.
Close friends with Bradley Manchesterâwho wants to move their relationship to a deeper level. Jane is resisting. But unless she confronts the pastâwith honestyâshe wonât attain happiness in the presentâ¦.
Praise for the novels of Tara Taylor Quinn
âOne of the skills that has served Quinn bestâ¦has been her ability to explore edgier subjects.â
âPublishers Weekly
âCombining her usual superb sense of characterization with a realistically gritty plot, Quinn has created an exceptionally powerful book.â
âBooklist on Behind Closed Doors
âI thoroughly enjoyed [Behind Closed Doors] to the point where I could not put it down to attend to such routine things as eating. I was riveted from the first page to the last.â
âAll About Romance
âTara Taylor Quinn has created a masterpiece with The Night We Metâ¦. This novel deserves to sit on every readerâs shelf as a keeper. I highly recommend all readers of womenâs fiction, romance and series grab their copies today and prepare to be taken for the emotional ride of their life.â
âLove Romances and More
âLisa Jackson fans will fall hard for Quinnâs unique ability to explore edgy subjects with mesmerizing style.â
âBookReporter.com
Dear Reader,
Welcome! Youâre about to get details from the first of many private files of psychologist and expert witness Kelly Chapman. This character first presented herself to me a couple of years ago, and Iâm excited to share her life and her files with you.
Kelly is in demand all over the country, but sheâs lived in the same town, Chandler, Ohio, most of her life. She has also counseled many of the citizens of Chandler, so while she is loved by many, intimate personal relationships are kind of out for her. At home sheâs happily ruled by her four-pound toy poodle, Princess Camille, who allows Kelly to address her as Camy.
The First Wife is the story of Jane Hamilton, a successful magazine editor whoâs on top of her game until she finds out that not only has she been lied to in the most hideous way, but sheâs also been lying to herself. Sheâs called to testify at a trial. The defendant is her ex-husband. The crimeâheâs been accused of murdering his wife. Jane is the first wife. Complications arise from the fact that Janeâs husband was a bigamistâmarried to the woman he murdered at the same time he was married to Jane. And thereâs a third wife, too. But the complications donât end there. Donât worry, though. Jane does find love again. And youâll learn what happened during Janeâs first marriage and afterward. Kelly Chapman takes great notes!
For access to more of Kellyâs files, check out these upcoming MIRA releases in THE CHAPMAN FILESâThe Second Lie (October 2010), The Third Secret (November 2010) and The Fourth Victim (December 2010).
I love hearing from readers. You can reach me at P.O. Box 13584, Mesa, Arizona 85216, or through my Web site, www.tarataylorquinn.com.
Tara Taylor Quinn
The author of more than fifty original novels published in twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA TODAY bestselling writer with over six million copies sold. She is known for her deeply emotional and psychologically astute novels. Tara won a 2008 Readersâ Choice Award, is a four-time finalist for the prestigious RWA RITA® Award, a multiple finalist for the Reviewersâ Choice Award, the Booksellersâ Best Award and the Holt Medallion, among others. She has appeared on national and local TV across the country, including CBS Sunday Morning. When sheâs not writing or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. Home is in Ohio, where they live with their two dogs.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Chandler, Ohio
I WAS SITTING at my kitchen table that morning, having a banana and trying to decide whether to skate firstâIâm an avid in-line skaterâor read a couple of patient files and then skate, when the phone rang.
Not all that unusual. Iâd lived in Chandler my entire lifeâexcept for when I was in college. I was on the committee to beautify Main Street, volunteered at our version of a soup kitchen, belonged to a book club, mentored a doctoral candidate for State Board of Psychology Licensure. And any number of my clients had my home phone number. I lived in a small town. There was no escaping them.
And truth be told, I didnât want to escape them. I wanted to help them. I cared about them. Regardless of what the professors had taught us in all of my Clinical Psychology classesâthat we were not to personalize our workâI got emotionally involved with my patientsâ care. My professorsâ theories worked on an academic level. They didnât work in Chandler. Bottom line was, trauma didnât punch a time clock. So neither did I. But I digress.