Limerence: Be careful what you tell yourself.

Limerence Be careful what you tell yourself. Jackie Baker likes to pretend. She pretends shes happily married to her handsome successful husband. She pretends shes the perfect mother to her two beautiful children. She even pretends that her secret job as a phone-sex operator is noble and fulfilling. But after years of pretending Jackies life is about to unravel. Her husband may be having an affair. Her mothering skills may be less than stellar and her new client with the alluring voice is about to send her spiraling. As the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur Jackie Baker becomes trapped in a cycle of obsession and lies. Now she either has to get her life back on track or it will spin out of control forever. Shira Block MA Psychology and Counseling is a popular lecturer writer and personal coach. She is the author of The Way Home Step-by-Step Miracles: A Practical Guide to Achieving Your Dreams and co-author of When Your Parent Moves In: Every Adult Childs Guide to Living with an Aging Parent. She conducts workshops and seminars nationwide and guest blogs on relationship and family issues for popular publications. She currently lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and child.