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Double Lives

Author:
Mary Monroe
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Shari Peele
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5
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3
Release Date
March 26, 2024
Duration
9 hours 51 minutes
Summary
The latest twist-filled novel in award-winning New York Times bestselling author Mary Monroe’s Depression-era Alabama saga tells the riveting tale of identical twin sisters with a talent for switching lives and hiding the scandalous results—until one risk too many changes the game forever …

Since childhood, identical twins Leona and Fiona Dunbar have been getting in—and out—of trouble by pretending to be each other. Yet underneath, they couldn’t be more different. Outspoken Leona lives to break rules, have a good time, and scandalize their respectable hometown of Lexington. Fiona is a seemingly demure churchgoing girl who is the apple of her domineering, widowed mother Mavis’s eye.

But together, the twins have fooled teachers, boyfriends, bosses, racist police—and most importantly, straitlaced Mavis. Even when Leona does jail time for Fiona, their unbreakable bond keeps them fiercely loyal. … So when Fiona feels stifled in her passionless marriage, and Leona is heartbroken over losing her one true love, it’s perfect timing to change places once again …

Leona is shocked to discover she enjoys the security of being a wife and homebody. And the unexpected spark between her and Fiona’s husband is giving her all kinds of deliciously sexy ideas. Meanwhile, Fiona enjoys being free, single, and reveling in the independence she’s never had. And the more she indulges her secret, long-repressed wild child, the more Leona’s ex-lover becomes one temptation she’s having trouble resisting …

As the sisters’ masquerade ignites desires and appetites they never expected, it also puts their most damning secrets on the line. Once the fallout rocks their small town, can Fiona and Leona’s deep sisterhood shield them from total disaster and help them reconcile their mistakes? Or will the trust between them become a weapon that shatters their lives for good?
Reviews
Profile Avatar Latoya L. Apr 2025

Mary Monroe sholl know how to write a book. Chileeeeeeeeeee, I always wondered how life's like being a twin, especially an identical one. Fiona and Leona did everything you can imagine and more. They did all the typical switching one would think of, like in school, with boys, and work. But they took it too far, from jail time, pregnancy, and home life with Fiona's husband. The twins' mother was strict on them, so they found the need to switch to accomplish the things they wanted. Especially since she was harder on Fiona than Leona. Mary had me hooked from start to finish. She highlighted life in that era, even noted being gay and living a double life/lie. Bonnie Sue, the twins' best friend, had a crush/infatuation with Leona even though she was married with 3 sons. She tried her best to run off any guy who liked Leona or showed interest in her. Even killed.... One night, she decided to confess her love for Leona (not knowing the girls had switched and it was actually Fiona), and she told her to leave and that she'd pray for her. She told her that they could no longer be friends. This hit a switch in Bonnie Sue's mind. The next day, she returned, begging Leona (Fiona) to still be her friend and to hear her out. The big mistake was letting her in the house because if Bonnie Sue couldn't have her, no one could. Bonnie Sue confessed that she killed multiple people to stay out of her way and then stabbed Fiona 50 times. In the house and chased her down the street. When the cops came, Fiona's head was barely hanging on, and she was unrecognizable. Whewwww (brief flashback). Mary highlighted how secrets can damage different relationships, love, lust, and watering your own grass because, as many may know, the grass isn't always greener on the other side. This was by far one of my favorite books by Mary Monroe. #Book6of2025 #Whatsnext #BookWorm #ToyasBookClub

Double Lives

Double Lives

Author: Mary Monroe
Read by: Shari Peele
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