Two by Two

Two pregnancies, two babies, two troubled teens. Two psychologists hunting down the leader of a deadly cult.When Libby takes a stand against her abusive parents, Josh and George readily make her a part of their family. However, her parents may have been involved in something altogether more sinister, and now The Circle must draw together to protect both Libby and her friend Adam.Meanwhile, two unexpected guests seek sanctuary in Shaunna and Andy's new home, but that's only a part of it, and they soon realise something is very wrong. Someone is watching them…All this and more in Two By Two: Season Six of Hiding Behind The Couch.* * * * *This instalment follows chronologically from the Christmas novellas A Midnight Clear and Red Hot Christmas. The story continues in Those Jeffries Boys.* * * * *WARNING: this story includes themes of child abuse, ritual child abuse, domestic violence, drug dependency, suicide, suicide ideation, dissociative PTSD and an instance of animal abuse. While these are not gratuitously depicted, some scenes include moderately graphic detail. Debbie McGowan is an award-winning author of contemporary fiction that celebrates life, love and relationships in all their diversity. Since the publication in 2004 of her debut novel, Champagne-based on a stage show co-written and co-produced with her husband-she has published many further works-novels, short stories and novellas-including two ongoing series: Hiding Behind The Couch (a literary 'soap opera' centring on the lives of nine long-term friends) and Checking Him Out (LGBTQ romance). Debbie has been a finalist in both the Rainbow Awards and the Bisexual Book Awards, and in 2016, she won the Lambda Literary Award (Lammy) for her novel, When Skies Have Fallen: a British historical romance spanning twenty-three years, from the end of WWII to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967. Through her independent publishing company, Debbie gives voices to other authors whose work would be deemed unprofitable by mainstream publishing houses. The story of The Circle...Nine friends from high school,Nine friends for life.Hiding Behind The Couch is an ongoing series of stories, written by Debbie McGowan.The series is based in a fictional location in the north-west of England.