Having married under duress, Marie Claire, the heroine of Don't Tell, Baby, the author's first novel, is once again at the center of the story. Marie Claire must endure a tough marriage to Francis Kingman. When she opens her home and land to horse training and riding lessons for children and adults, she starts to find a new beginning. She endures one final event that leaves her fighting for her life.

Clint, her charming friend, helps her to grow up and become tougher in this challenging world. Together, they form a bond no one can tear apart but will they find happiness and forge a new life together? Will Marie Claire find the love that she has so wanted to experience?


The new relationship formed between Marie Claire and her half sister, who has come back into her life at a critical time, shows what can happen in families today. With the help of her friends and loved ones, Marie Claire works to overcome her past and strive for a brighter future. Before the Music is based partly upon the true life account of a young woman, the author, Marie Claire Peck.