Barbara Forte Abate grew up in Millbrook New York, and currently lives in a creaky old house in Pennsylvania, where she makes up lies, doses them with truth, and titles it fiction. She is long time married to a very fine man, and is the mother of four fabulous children. The Secret of Lies is her debut novel. Barbara's newly arrived second novel, Asleep Without Dreaming, was released in September, 2012. Barbara invites you to stop over and visit her website: http: //www.barbaraforteabate.com and blog: http: //www.barbaraforteabate.wordpress.com She'll have the kettle on for you!