title: The Secret Life of Book Club
author:  Heather Woodhaven 
description: Heather Woodhaven earned her pilot's license, flew a hot air balloon over the safari lands of Kenya, assisted an engineer with a medical laser in a Haitian mission, parasailed over Caribbean seas, lived through an accidental detour onto a black diamond ski trail in the Aspens and snorkeled among sting rays before becoming a mother of three and wife of one. Now Heather spends her days celebrating laughter, adding to her impressive list of embarrassing moments, and raising a family of aspiring comedians who perform nightly at her table. She channels her love for adventure into writing characters who find themselves in extraordinary circumstanceswhether running for their lives or battling the insanities of life.
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  Acknowledgments
  
  
  For their encouragement and their help with this novel, I thank Ben Sevier;
  Deborah Schneider; Sheila Crowley; Sara Gardiner, M.D.; John Plombon, Ph.D.;
  Kelly Gerrard; Adrienne Dines; Mary Albanese; Luigge Romanillo; Lejon
  Boudreaux; Leif Eiriksson; and Paul Shreve.
  
  
  
  
  
  About the Author
  
  
  Meg Gardiner is originally from Southern California, where she practiced law
  in Los Angeles and taught at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She
  is the author of _The Dirty Secrets Club_ and the Evan Delaney novels,
  including _China Lake, Mission Canyon, Jericho Point, Crosscut,_ and _Kill
  Chain_. She lives with her family near London.
  
  
  
  
  
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  **L** ater, Seth remembered cold air and red light streaking the western sky,
  music in his ears, and his own hard breathing. Later, he understood, and the
  understanding stuck in his memory like a thorn. He never heard them coming.
  
  
  The trail through Golden Gate Park was rutted and he w