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You Don’t Know Me

October 3, 2012 by Trish

With You Don’t Know Me, Susan May Warren takes us back to the northern Minnesota town of Deep Haven. This time, we meet Annalise Decker, a picture-perfect wife and mother whose husband Nathan is running for town mayor. Hidden behind the facade is a secret no one in her current life knows, not even Nathan. For Annalise used to be Deirdre O’Reilly, until she testified against a dangerous criminal and was put into the witness protection program to be relocated in Deep Haven. She met and married Nathan shortly after arriving in town, never telling him anything real about her past.

Her dreams of security are shattered when her witness relocation agent, Frank Harrison, shows up and informs her that the man she helped to put behind bars has been released on parole and is looking for her to exact his revenge. In order to save her life, Annalise is faced with a choice between telling her family and hoping they will go into hiding with her or disappearing from their lives with no explanation or goodbyes.

As Annalise struggles with her decision, we see the confusion and pain that years of keeping so many secrets has created, not only within herself, but also in each of her relationships. Her marriage is lacking any real passion, and her fears that her daughter will turn out like she had in her earlier life keep her from making a true connection with her.

Just like The Shadow of Your Smile, another Deep Haven book I reviewed earlier this year, You Don’t Know Me is first and foremost a story about being open and honest with those we love, even if we think we are protecting them from things that might hurt them. Add in a bit of suspense with a hint of romance, and you have a winner. Highly recommended to all fans of Christian fiction!

We have one copy of You Don’t Know Me to give away (US addresses only). To enter, leave a comment below and tell me what name you would want if you were going into a witness protection program. The winner will be announced in our giveaway column on October 17. This giveaway is now closed.

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Filed Under: Christian, Fiction, Trish

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Comments

  1. Pam ( says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:38 am

    Oh, wow, this seems really neat. I love the idea of secret identities (not for me but in fiction!). Let’ see. I think I could go with Camille “Cami” Stone. Something pretty but easy.

  2. DarcyO says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:54 am

    I’d go with Linda Johnson.

  3. Kari says

    October 3, 2012 at 8:48 am

    That would be hard to choose. I wonder if they even let you choose your new name…hmmm? I guess I would pick something common like Audrey Adams.

  4. Gail says

    October 3, 2012 at 9:28 am

    I guess I would say Debbie Miller!

  5. ellie says

    October 3, 2012 at 10:15 am

    My name would be Nadine Martin.

  6. Georgia Skinner says

    October 3, 2012 at 3:12 pm

    My name would be Hannah Grace!

  7. MonaG says

    October 3, 2012 at 3:53 pm

    Interesting question. Hmmm…as much as I’d like to choose a unique name, I think I would go with one that’s more common, unisex, yet still related to my ethnicity(India)

    I’m thinking maybe Shashi(moon), Amrit(nectar).

    The book sounds good — thanks 🙂

  8. paige bacon says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Hmmmm…hard one to choose…probably
    Alexandra Grace or Alexa Lee….

  9. Cindi says

    October 3, 2012 at 4:29 pm

    The name I would want is Jori…
    Many thanks, Cindi

  10. Donna Armstrong says

    October 3, 2012 at 7:20 pm

    I would choose Barbara as my name.

  11. riTa says

    October 4, 2012 at 9:58 am

    I like Mirtha.
    Great idea for a book.

  12. Katie says

    October 4, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    hmm, that is a tricky question. I think I would go with Kristen Wilson. Common and simple.

  13. Jessica T says

    October 5, 2012 at 12:56 pm

    I’ve always loved my name (Jessica) so it would be hard to choose another one!

  14. Merry says

    October 5, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Hmmm, Elizabeth sounds nice!

  15. Clair says

    October 5, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    Looks like an intriguing book. I would read it and pass it on to my sister-in-law.

  16. Samantha W says

    October 5, 2012 at 6:47 pm

    This sounds like a really good one

  17. Stephanie says

    October 5, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Wow, I have no idea. I’d love to have an exotic name…but that might be too conspicuous 😀

    • Trish says

      October 16, 2012 at 10:13 am

      Hi Stephanie,

      You have won this book giveaway! Please respond to this email with your mailing address so we can send it out to you.

      Congratulations!
      Trish

  18. Beth C says

    October 6, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    I would like the name Paige Paisley.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  19. Beth C says

    October 6, 2012 at 3:43 pm

    I’d be Paige Paisley.
    pbclark(at)netins(dot)net

  20. Sheila K. says

    October 6, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Just call me Sasha Kingsley!

  21. Linda Kish says

    October 7, 2012 at 8:12 pm

    I would be April.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

  22. Staci A says

    October 8, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    When we were little, my best friend and I planned to “run away.” I always told her I’d change my name to Jordan.

  23. Anita Yancey says

    October 10, 2012 at 9:07 am

    I think I would go with Anne Smith. Thanks for having this giveaway.

  24. Donna L says

    October 10, 2012 at 4:22 pm

    I would change my name to Justine Taylor.

  25. Wendy M says

    October 13, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Hmmm that’s a hard choice. I think I would go with Emma Whitney
    wmmahaney(at)Att(Dot)net

  26. Don says

    October 15, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    I guess the name Martin King would be what I would choose.

  27. Angela says

    October 15, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    I’ve always like the name of Isabel, Bella for sort.

  28. Lori D. says

    October 15, 2012 at 6:17 pm

    I think I’d go with a name like Sara Klien.

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