Untold Secrets

About the Book

A deeply troubled woman, Debra DeVereaux, is admitted to a hospital psychiatric ward in 1985 under suicide watch. Intrigued by her dreams and insistence that she speaks directly to God, a psychotherapist teams up with the hospital's chaplain to unravel the mystery of Untold Secrets. Debra is like every woman, seeking to understand why; even like many women, walking a fine line between sanity and insanity. But she is a unique woman, confronting God in this "Road to Damascus" experience. Emotionally, Debra is spent. Spiritually, she is hanging by a tether.

The key to stopping her downward spiral, is unlocking doors to not only her past, but to past generations. What bearing could Mary Todd Lincoln's secret have on Debra DeVereaux? How could Laura Todd's marriage to a Kansas marshall have any impact? How did Debra's mother wind up on the orphan train?

Readers will find Untold Secrets has it all: romance, suspense, inspiration. The author does not shy away from the demons of sickness: rape, murder, adultery, kidnapping, abandonment, abuse and addiction. Her science versus spirituality approach to discovering the truth lends itself to interesting book discussions. Can memories be genetically transferred through DNA? Are dreams gifts from God?

About the Author

Debra Guiou Stufflebean is a native Kansan. She is a graduate from both the University of Kansas in Lawrence and Washburn University in Topeka. She and her husband, Michael, have six grown children and six grandchildren. They reside in Topeka. Her last historical fiction was entitled, Goodnight, Mary Ann ? The LiveS of Mary Ann Sage.

Stufflebean is also the author of two Christian children?s books, A Star Worth Sharing! and Child of God. She maintains a website at www.kansaswriter.com..