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Secret Kisses
2021
First Published
4.63
Average Rating
278
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Katy Mahoney, Hoda Seif, and Sarah Kohn. Three girls from different backgrounds and religions pledged to maintain their friendship forever. Worried that their daughter Hoda might adopt the behavior and habits of the Western world, her parents choose an Egyptian fiancé, eager to immigrate to the United States. Too young to know any better, Hoda agrees, until she meets Katy’s cousin, the handsome medical resident, Liam Olson, and receives her first kiss. With Katy’s help, Hoda stays in touch with the man of her dreams. On high school graduation day, things get complicated when Hoda’s fiancé shows up to claim his reluctant bride. Growing up in an austere family, Omar Soliman is not ready to change the principles ingrained in him since childhood, and doesn’t hide his concern about Hoda’s negative attitude, especially once he notices her lovely friend, the bubbly Sarah, and falls in love with her. Meanwhile Katy meets Hoda’s oldest brother Tarek, a dark and handsome medical graduate who can’t take his eyes off her. The graduation weekend ends with Hoda and Omar breaking off their engagement, Omar renting a room in Sarah’s house, and Tarek and Katy going on their first date. Three best friends, three secret and forbidden romances. For five years, the three friends meet and exchange confidences and advice. Life is so confusing for a woman in love with a man from a different religion. Sarah is concerned about Omar’s narrow-mindedness and decides he has to change. Katy knows she’ll have a battle royal on her hands with her pious mother. And Hoda is in a worse shape. Her family’s religion forbids her to marry an infidel. Will the three friends manage to convince their families to let them marry for love or will tradition tear the lovers apart?

Avg Rating
4.63
Number of Ratings
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Mona Risk
Mona Risk
Author · 33 books

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Mona Risk, received an Outstanding Achiever Award from Affaire de Coeur Magazine. Her name has often been posted on the Amazon.com 100 Most Popular Authors in Romance list. She's a two time winner of Best Contemporary Romance of the Year from Readers Favorite; a winner of Best Romance Novel of the Year from Preditors & Editors Readers Poll; and an EPIC Award finalist. A tireless traveler, Mona Risk writes contemporary romance, medical romance, and romantic suspense novels, all simmering with emotion, sprinkled with a good dose of humor and set in the fascinating places she visited. “Ms. Risk is one of those authors who puts together a tale that’s captivates from first page to last.” ~ The Romance Studio “Sign me up, Ms Risk, I'll be looking for your next foreign escape.” ~ Publishers Weekly Saturday Blurb Barbara Vey's Special Beyond her Book “Mona Risk will pull you in with her amazing characters and in-depth twisting suspense.” ~ Night Owl Romance “Mona Risk is a talented author. She knows how to weave intrigue and romance into her story.” ~ Review Your Book Review “Mona Risk’s writing sweeps you into the story from the first page, and keeps you turning the pages.”~ The Long And The Short Reviews.

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