Lilith had made peace with her lot in life. She knew that sacrifices had to be made in order for the ones she cares about to be able to go to school, and didn't think twice about it until she meets a curious stranger.  Meeting strangers wasn't anything she wasn't used to, however, in her profession it was rare for people to become "regulars", but that is exactly what this stranger named Trey becomes.

"People ask how you are, but they don't want to hear the answer anyway"

Trey is unlike any customer Lilith has ever had. He doesn't make Lilith feel bad about herself, nor does he pressure her to be anyone that she isn't. Trey is like a breath of fresh air for Lilith, except that he has an insatiable curiosity. When they are together, Trey asks Lilith questions about herself.  Questions that Lilith may or may not be honest in answering, questions that make Lilith feel uncomfortable, for the answers make her think about things that she has tried hard to leave in the past.  Lilith begins resisting the feelings that Trey conjures up, and reminds him of their arrangement in a feeble attempt to push him away. His response is what will make every reader fall for him, if they haven't by this time already.

"I could never pay you what you're worth"

I started reading this book on a serious book hangover.  Before this book I had flounced a handful of books for various reasons, but this author writes so eloquently that once I started reading I was immediately sucked into the story.  I've purposely left out a ton of details about this story because it's important for the reader to take this journey with Lilith and uncover these things as she does.

Duplicity is the debut novel from Kristina M Sanchez, and it does not disappoint! She writes with the assurance of veteran authors, and is able to tell the story of two unlikely people getting to know one another and accepting each other for who they are.  I thought that this story was beautiful and I loved how it was written in a way that does not bash people for choices they have made, but instead stands up for those choices unashamedly by pointing out that as long as two people are consenting adults, the details don't matter. I can't wait to read more from this author!

Kristina M. Sanchez is an Orange County California native. She currently resides down the street from Disneyland and is the mother of two pain in the behind cats.