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The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Aly Martinez (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Truth: From over a thousand miles away, I watched on the screen of my phone as two men murdered my wife. And I was helpless to save her.Consumed by hate and rage, I spent four years running from my memories. Until a shattered woman gave me a reason to stop.Cora lived in a nightmare, but through sheer force of will, she’d turned it into something beautiful. She had a smile that could pierce the darkest soul. And with one glance, she shredded mine.Lie: I was only there for a fresh start.Lie: I had no idea what I was getting myself into.Lie: There was nothing I could do to save her, either.But that’s the thing about lies—you never know who to believe.
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    The Truth Duet
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Aly Martinez is a USA Today bestselling author originally from Savannah, Georgia. Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. She passes what little free time she has by reading anything and everything she can get her hands on. She currently resides in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

John Lane is the narrator of multiple international bestsellers. He is one of the hottest new voices in romance and erotic fiction. One of his greatest joys is finding the beauty in broken characters and giving voice to the power of healing. He lives with his wife in California, where they enjoy hiking, traveling, and spending quality time with friends and family.

Cynthia Farrell is a professional voiceover artist with experience working on video games, commercials, and audiobooks. An Earphones Award winner, she is known for her portrayal of strong female characters. In addition to her voiceover work, she also has worked off-Broadway as a musical-theater singer ever since she attended New York University's musical-theater program. An English and Spanish speaker, she currently resides in her hometown of Los Angeles. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
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Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her four hilarious children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys movies that can surprise her with a twist, charcuterie boards, and her mildly neurotic golden retriever. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a glass of wine by her side.

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DarkandEroticreads4me
5.0 out of 5 stars "Lies - don't read this book!" "Truth - a must read!"
Reviewed in Australia on 14 July 2021
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Wow what a brilliant read this was and i cant wait to get started on part 2 of this duet.
New to this author i can see why her books are so popular... this wasn't just a story but a journey i never want to end.

Storyline, characters and everything else in-between was exceptional!
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Jonesing for Jocelyn
4.0 out of 5 stars Truth and lies
Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2018
It was a slow start in the beginning but the pace picked up and it was a good read and not knowing what to expect made it interesting. Cora is such a firecracker, I really love her fiesty humour.
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EB
5.0 out of 5 stars Yesss!!
Reviewed in Australia on 9 July 2022
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All the Dirty Empire vibes here! Down-and-out characters you just love and need more of! Romantic, mysterious, face paced page-turner.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive
Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2022
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This book sucked me in straight away. It pulled on heart strings. I love the depth in the characters and the twists and turns in the plot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tense
Reviewed in Australia on 23 August 2019
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The author has managed to come up with yet another breathtaking rollercoaster-ride. I didn't think, I would enjoy this one, as I find the subject matter too depressing. But the intriguing plot, interesting characters, and entertaining dialogue had me hooked until the climactic ending.
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Christine
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Aly’s Best!
Reviewed in Australia on 1 September 2018
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Omg omg omg. Damn you Aly Martinez. Aaaargh ok people I wont say one word about what happens in this book but I will tell you this. My heart was in my throat for most of it. I kept thinking the worst. Omg Penn. my heart. I need the next book. Yesterday!
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Michele L
5.0 out of 5 stars One in. One out
Reviewed in Australia on 15 September 2018
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Wow! What a story... I couldn’t put this book down & cannot wait to find out what happens in the next book! I loved how this book made me think... just when I thought I knew what was going on- I didn’t!!!
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Lisa Hines
5.0 out of 5 stars Review: The Truth Duet 1: The Truth About Lies
Reviewed in Australia on 12 September 2018
The Truth About Lies by Aly Martinez is the first book in her brand new The Truth Duet . Told in dual POV, with a cliffhanger ending for the record books, this is an intricately woven tale of heartbreak and loss, regrets and tragedy, and hope and redemption.

Penn & Cora have lived through unspeakable pain and loss. Each of them hold pain and loss deep int heir souls, but upon meeting each other a small light start to shine. A small speck of hope is ignited in each of them. The more time they spend together the brighter the light grows. Penn's determination to make Cora's life better, to make it one she actually deserves INSTEAD of the actual hell she is currently living is heartbreaking and healing all at once. Cora's disbelief that one man can be this good and this kind just shows how rough her world has been for as long as she has lived in it.

The correlations between their lives, the connections, they are so deeply woven into the story that you are blindsided by just how much they are already tied together. The journey that the author takes them on will leave you obsessively turning the page to the exclusion of everything else around you. The emotion that their story will evoke in you is powerful and heartbreaking. Do NOT go into this one lightly, but definitely go. Enjoy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth About Lies (The Truth Duet Book 1)
Reviewed in the United States on 24 November 2022
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I have read a fair amount of books by this author and out of all those books I’ve read, not a single one compares to this reading experience.

Note: I read this story 1.5 times … here’s why/how: The first time I started to read this story I was determined the author was NOT gonna pull one over me (if you’ve read her duets before, then you know exactly what that means). So I’m reading and I can’t say at what exact point I thought “Jesus, what?!” … I’d been paying SO close attention that I was missing the forest for the trees. (do I have to explain that? I hope not) So I started over and just read …. And here’s what happened: (lol)

“Jesus Christ…”
“oh that makes sense”
“wait …”
“ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”
“Wait, who?”
“what the fudgesickle is happening”
“oh wait, okay so ….”
“no, that’s not right”
“WHAT.AM.READING.RIGHT.NOW”
“so she ….”
“yeah, no, that can’t be”
**crying like a fudging baby **
“godæmmįt!”

The reason I’m sharing what my mind was going thru the entire time I was reading is so maybe you’ll understand the greatness that is between the pages of this book. Aly Martinez has proven time and time again that she can write the heck out of a duet. She can write the heck out of a story that will make you go whaaaaaaaaaaat at the end of the first book. What she has never done, in my opinion, is level up to a story where it’s not just A twist, it is ALL a twist. There are a lot of pieces on this chessboard, and they are ALL MOVING AT THE SAME TIME. That what, wow moment you usually feel at the end of the first book of a duet, you will feel from page one and every page there after! Trust me on that.

When I finished this story, I was sooooo overwhelmed with feelings I just stared into space for a while. The story itself is captivating, shocking, realistic, suspenseful, romantic, heart-breaking, heart-warming, ugly, pretty, intense and it will grab your soul in a vise and not let go. The characters that make up this journey are layered beyond anything I have read of late. They are strong and powerful, purposeful, intriguing, shocking and very real. The unfolding of this story is a work of art. WELL DONE!
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Amy Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in Canada on 7 September 2019
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Wow! This book was a whirlwind of emotions. I wasn't quite sure how I felt about Penn to begin with, I didn't quite trust him. I loved Cora and I really felt for her, everything she's been through and is still going through was heartbreaking. Aly created a story with a lot of twists and turns that kept me glued to the pages. By the end of this book I loved Penn and I need to know what happens next! Can't wait to read The Truth About Us! 
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Marian Chawner
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent novel by a phenomenal author
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 September 2018
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An excellent novel by a phenomenal author. This book is superb. It has action, humour, passion, emotion, mistrust, multi-criminal activities. Such as murder, prostitution and arsenal. Cora is the heroine, who has had and is having one hell of a dreadful life. A widow at 16 through no fault of her own. A member through marriage of a family who thrive on the sex trade, and the girls they own. She looks after them, cares for them and is rewarded by abuse and physical pain. The girls remain protected under her care, but she pays a heavy cost. Penn is a widower of 37 who had the terrible ordeal of seeing his wife murdered by two assailants, thousands of miles away, and he could do nothing. All he saw where dreadful pictures of this ordeal over and over again in his mind. He and Cora finish up together at the brothel, and I will say no more as it may and will spoil a very good novel. The characters are so lively and realistic, some despicable, some adorable. Well worth 5 stars and more.
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Sarah
4.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Suspense
Reviewed in the United States on 31 March 2024
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I went into this story blind, having never read this author before, and I loved it! There is mystery and lies, a dash of danger and suspense, and especially romance. Penn and Cora are such great characters and are even better together. I still need answers and more of their love story, so I’m diving right into the next book after that major cliffhanger.
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MJLovestoRead
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth: this book is angst-filled, full of passion with just the right touch of mystery! 5++ stars!
Reviewed in the United States on 22 August 2018
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Truth: My heart is all over the place. And as I now have to pick my jaw up from the floor yet again, I can't help but think that Aly Martinez is in fact an evil genius. The Truth About Lies is simply incredible. There are a ton of clues as to the mystery surrounding one Penn Walker and his brother Drew. And why they are now a part of Cora Guerreros's life. The woman is a giver and to watch as she tries to balance her unsteady life as "den mother" to a building full of working girls all the while as she tries to keep at bay the vile Guerrero brothers she is seemingly forever tied to, was nothing short of awe-inspiring. I was continually amazed at her drive, her caring nature, her ability to keep fighting for her freedom and her vulnerability that was exquisitely raw just by a touch from the brooding Penn. Neither saw the other one coming into their equally-complicated lives and I'm not one to firmly believe in insta-love but these two are tied together, soul to soul, whether they wanted to believe it or not.

There is much to absorb with this story and I truly savored every word so as not to miss a thing. The yearning for each other that both Penn and Cora cannot deny, just adds to the quest that they each have for a better life. One that might just outrun their demons and dreadful thoughts of lost loves. I admit I wanted to shake Cora a few times for getting a bit distracted by her feelings for Penn and losing just a bit of her edge. But then I couldn't blame her since that selfless woman deserved every ounce of devotion a man like Penn could muster. She is one fierce warrior and what she has endured at the hands of both Dante and Marcos Guerrero was enough to make my blood boil. Oh and how Penn wanted nothing but to save her from this crazy, messed-up life. I was right there with him and their sudden 2nd chance at real romance was simply worth being a bit off guard even if just for one wonderfully beautiful moment.

This story is a joy I didn't quite expect to feel. The situations that brought Penn and Cora together are neither happy nor are they to be celebrated. But somehow, Martinez found the good, the special and the light that both characters needed and shone it brightly despite all the tiresome darkness that surrounded them almost daily. Add to that the dry humor that Cora possesses that even makes the stoic Penn smile and well you have one epic read. It goes to show you the supreme gift that Aly Martinez has in bringing forth a book that can still be hopeful despite the most extenuating of circumstances.

And now I wait for book two and what is sure to be a conclusion full of surprises and more heart-wrenching situations. But I'm more than confident I will be smiling just as broadly as I am now when The Truth About Us is here.

Full of twists and turns and a whole lotta love, I happily give The Truth About Lies a huge 5 stars!
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