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The Secrets Trilogy is a series built for conversation! Part romantic comedy, part thriller, and entirely about the ways sisters support each other through chaos. The questions below are designed to spark discussion about the themes that carry throughout Six Weeks of Love & Larceny, Twelve Weeks of Love & Loss, and sixteen Weeks of Love & Lies.
1. Nikki and Lauren are inherently different, yet their sisterhood feels immediately real. What do you think is the foundation of their bond, and how does the author establish it so quickly?
2. At several key points, Nikki and Lauren protect each other, even without being asked. Can you identify a moment where that protection cost one of them something? Was it worth it?
3. The sisters clearly have different ideas about love, trust and risk. How do those differences create tension between them and how do those same differences make them stronger as a pair?
4. Early on Lauren resists acknowledging her feelings for Drew, partly because of their professional dynamic. How much did that power imbalance factor into your reading of their relationship? Do you root for them, or feel wary?
5. In Book I, Six Weeks of Love & Larceny, Chris is clearly a work in progress. Would you have given him a second chance, or would his flaws been enough to end it for you?
6. Philadelphia isn’t just a backdrop – it’s part of the story that shapes the mood of every scene. Did this make the story stronger for you or was it a distraction? How might the characters have been different if the story took place somewhere else?
7. Which characters did you like the best and why? Would you choose any as your friends? Which character surprised you the most?
8. The novels capture very specific moments in the characters’ life experience: being young in an urban setting, pursuing careers, navigating first love and all that follows. Did that feel true to life? Did it remind you of any particular time or place in your own experience?
9. Neither sister makes entirely clean choices when things get dangerous. Do you think they acted with good judgement? How did those moments affect your feelings about each of them?
10. The tone moves quickly between banter and tension. How did the humor affect the way you absorbed the darker moments? Did any scene catch you off guard by being either funnier or more emotional than you expected? If so, which one(s)?
1. Nikki and Lauren couldn’t be more different. One is juggling school with two jobs while the other is a driven journalist at The Philadelphia Inquirer. And yet, their sisterhood feels immediately real. What do you think is the foundation of their bond, and how does the author establish it so quickly?
11. The Trilogy, at its core, celebrates love, friendship, sisterhood and the messy moments involved with each. Where do you see these dynamics most clearly? Did any of them remind you of relationships in your own life?
12. If you could ask Rebecca Gould Baeurle one question about any of the three novels or the series in general, what would it be?