The Barnes & Noble bookstore on William & Mary’s college campus hosted a book signing ceremony for, Valerie R. Drees ‘The Burden of Truth’. The author was there for the promotion of her book. This book is about a girl, Tori Daniels, who comes to know about her family secrets. She finds them very intriguing and shocking to believe but she can’t do anything about it. She can’t tell it to anyone. They are the secrets that she thought should never be exposed and she was right. It is appropriate for some secrets to stay in the dark for if they come to the light then they might be very harsh. These are the long-held family secrets and Tori sooner realizes that these are not her secrets to tell but she has to carry the burden of them for the rest of her life. The author, Valerie Drees has worked for many years as an interior design materials dealer for a bank in California. She also taught History at a School in Pasadena and later on went for teaching European History as well as English as a second language at Tidewater Community College. This is her debut novel that marks her entry into the field of full-time writing.