A Family Affair

Mary Campisi

Jun 2012 · Truth in Lies Book 1 · Mary Campisi Books, LLC

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Real families aren't always the ones you know about...

A Family Affair is where it all began...Heartache, Betrayal, Forgiveness, Redemption...all wrapped up in the people you will love to love, and those you will love to hate!

When Christine Blacksworth’s larger-than-life father is killed on an icy road in Magdalena, New York, a hundred miles from the “getaway” cabin he visited every month, she discovers a secret that threatens everything she’s always held to be true. Her father has another family that includes a mistress and a daughter.

Determined to uncover the truth behind her father’s secret life, Christine heads to Magdalena, prepared to hate the people who have caused her to question everything she thought she knew about her father. But what she finds is a woman who understands her, a half sister who cherishes her, and a man who could love her if she’ll let him. The longer she’s around them, the more she questions which family is the real one.

Truth In Lies Series:

Book One: A Family Affair

Book Two: A Family Affair: Spring

Book Three: A Family Affair: Summer

Book Four: A Family Affair: Fall

Book Five: A Family Affair: Christmas, a novella

Book Six: A Family Affair: Winter

Book Seven: A Family Affair: The Promise

Book Eight: A Family Affair: The Secret

Book Nine: A Family Affair: The Wish

Book Ten: A Family Affair: The Gift

Book Eleven: A Family Affair: The Weddings, a novella

Book Twelve: A Family Affair: The Cabin, a novella

Book Thirteen: A Family Affair: The Return

Book Fourteen: A Family Affair: The Choice

Book Fifteen: A Family Affair: The Proposal

Book Sixteen: A Family Affair: Bonus Scenes

Book Seventeen: A Family Affair: The Homecoming

Book Eighteen: A Family Affair: The Decision

Meals From Magdelena A Family Affair Cookbook

BONUS: An Excerpt from A Family Affair Spring, Book Two at the end of this book.

Attention Book Clubs! Click here for a Book Club Discussion Guide for A Family Affair. This story is filled with moral ambiguity, difficult choices, and second chances—all great topics for conversation and contemplation.

Ratings and reviews

4.4

324 reviews

Simi Thomas

July 2, 2023

Excellently captivating emotional story of a bold woman who discovers enigmatic truths that surround her family while also earning herself a loving and caring household!

Edwina Brown

January 10, 2016

This is my first time reading a Mary Campisi novel, and I am looking forward to reading more of her books. I have had this book in my ebook library for over a year, along with many other free ebooks I downloaded from one of my favorite online ebook retailers. This story of the secrets that bind two families, that are anchored by one man, is an emotional page turner. I fell instantly in love with one character that has Downs Syndrome. Through personal experience, I know these individuals have a wealth of love and compassion to share with rest of us; I hope you're lucky enough to experience this for yourself. In the meantime, I would strongly suggest that you experience Christine, Nate, Lily, and Miriam's journey after a devestating loss. Also, do enjoy Christine's Uncle Harry interacting with her mother, Gloria. Happy reading!

6 people found this review helpful

Tracy Wilson

September 9, 2015

I absolutely LOVED this book. Couldn't put it down. The author describes her characters in a way that draws you in from the first page. The only thing I could ask her to do is MAKE THE BOOK LONGER because I enjoyed her writing that much.

1 person found this review helpful

About the author

Mary Campisi writes emotion-packed books about second chances. Whether contemporary romances, women's fiction, or Regency historicals, her books all center on belief in the beauty of that second chance. Her small town romances center around family life, friendship, and forgiveness as they explore the issues of today’s contemporary women.

Mary should have known she'd become a writer when at age thirteen she began changing the ending to all the books she read. It took several years and a number of jobs, including registered nurse, receptionist in a swanky hair salon, accounts payable clerk, and practice manager in an OB/GYN office, for her to rediscover writing. Enter a mouse-less computer, a floppy disk, and a dream large enough to fill a zip drive. The rest of the story lives on in every book she writes.

When she's not working on her craft or following the lives of five adult children, Mary's digging in the dirt with her flowers and herbs, cooking, reading, walking her rescue lab mix, Cooper, or, on the perfect day, riding off into the sunset with her very own hero/husband on his Harley Ultra Limited.

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Mary is currently working on the next book in her very popular Truth in Lies series, the A Family Affair books. This family saga is filled with heartache, betrayal, forgiveness and redemption in a small town setting.

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