The Secrets Trilogy: Book 2
Publication Date: July 31, 2026
Nikki had a choice.
Go back to Chris – the man she’d loved since college, the one who made her feel chosen and cheated in the same breath. He showed up three years later like no time had passed, like she owed him an audience – persistent, charming, a little too sure of himself and still undeniably irresistible.
Or start fresh – no baggage. Rich was everything you’d expect from a cop: safe, reliable, strong and attentive. But are comfort and contentment what keep you safe, or just a clever disguise for danger? Her friends weren’t so sure. The attention a little too focused. The concern a little too constant. They said it quietly at first—then louder.
So, she chose. But choices have consequences – ones we can’t predict. Sometimes small, irrelevant even. Other times… deadly.
Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss is a pulse-pounding story of obsession, deception, and survival — set against the backdrop of a love story that never quite let go. Nikki’s fight isn’t just to escape. It’s to find her way back to herself.
It’s been three years since Nikki iced Chris out of her life, but all it takes is one encounter to reignite suppressed emotions.
Author Rebecca Gould Baeurle delivers the second installment in the Secrets Trilogy with Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss.
Welcoming Chris back into her life comes at a painful price as Nikki unknowingly becomes the target of a man’s obsession. With danger mounting, Nikki’s sense of security takes a drastic hit, reducing her to a fragile version of herself.
It requires a team effort, including Nikki’s sister and new husband, to heal the wounds and put Nikki back on track with her boutique and the love of her life.
Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss offers a story full of forgiveness and redemption for one man while it pushes another one into insanity.
Rebecca Gould Baeurle has spent a lifetime helping others chase their missions—now she’s chasing one of her own. After a successful career in the nonprofit world spanning education, healthcare, disability inclusion, and community building, she’s traded grant proposals for plot twists.
Originally from a small town in North Jersey, Rebecca earned a degree in Communications and English from the University of Delaware and never stopped writing. Her voice was forged out of necessity to survive in a family of ferocious talkers, and her storytelling chops were honed over decades of hilarious banter.
Her debut novel, Six Weeks of Love & Larceny, launched
The Secrets Trilogy, a witty, heart-pounding series that tests the limits of trust, the boundaries of love and the bonds of sisterhood in the face of deception and danger. The journey continues in
Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss, followed by Sixteen Weeks of Love & Lies.
Rebecca lives just outside Philadelphia—close enough to cheer loudly for the Eagles—and is known to disappear to the Delaware beaches with a good book and an even better cocktail. She’s been married to her college sweetheart, Mike, for 36 years, has two grown children who still keep her on her toes, and yes—she really does have a sister she adores.
