Publication date 24th July 2025
About the Book
My husband and I share a secret. How far will I go to keep it?
In the middle of our school’s bustling summer picnic, I watch Harriet walk purposefully toward my husband, Michael. She places her hand on his arm, introducing herself and laughing at something he says. A knot forms in my stomach as I watch them. We’ve been here before. But I can’t just walk away…
Over the next few weeks, I try to keep Harriet from my family. But no matter what I do, she finds a way in. Her daughter and my twin boys become friends, and one night I find Harriet in my kitchen, smiling at my husband as she sips a cocktail. I feel like a stranger in my own home.
That night, when I see her name light up my husband’s phone, I can barely breathe. Because I know this is more than just an affair. She’s in our lives for a different reason. For years, I’ve kept a secret buried deep because I thought I could hold my family together. But now, I’m terrified Harriet is going to reveal it and I will lose everything…
Whatever happens, I can’t let her expose the secrets between me and my husband. But what will I have to do to stop her?
A totally gripping and unputdownable novel that asks how well we know the people we love the most. Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional fiction, and for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Susan Lewis.
In the middle of our school’s bustling summer picnic, I watch Harriet walk purposefully toward my husband, Michael. She places her hand on his arm, introducing herself and laughing at something he says. A knot forms in my stomach as I watch them. We’ve been here before. But I can’t just walk away…
Over the next few weeks, I try to keep Harriet from my family. But no matter what I do, she finds a way in. Her daughter and my twin boys become friends, and one night I find Harriet in my kitchen, smiling at my husband as she sips a cocktail. I feel like a stranger in my own home.
That night, when I see her name light up my husband’s phone, I can barely breathe. Because I know this is more than just an affair. She’s in our lives for a different reason. For years, I’ve kept a secret buried deep because I thought I could hold my family together. But now, I’m terrified Harriet is going to reveal it and I will lose everything…
Whatever happens, I can’t let her expose the secrets between me and my husband. But what will I have to do to stop her?
A totally gripping and unputdownable novel that asks how well we know the people we love the most. Perfect for readers who enjoy emotional fiction, and for fans of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Susan Lewis.
My Review
From that very first chapter you will be completely hooked on this book. Instantly we learn that Elise doesn’t trust her husband and when Harriet is introduced Elise sees her as a threat and assumes they are having an affair. I think the moral of the story is that it’s important to communicate between a husband and wife as assumptions can be made that can cause a lot of damage.
This is a book that is heartbreaking at times I felt for a lot of the characters as they all went through a lot.
I think the way this book is written from both women’s prospectives just makes this story so perfect. It really makes you understand what each of the women is going through and you will find yourself feeling sorry for both women and also find it hard to take sides.
I was gripped as I needed to know how this would end for all the characters and I didn’t expect that ending at all.
This author sure knows how to write incredibly heart warming, and eye opening, powerful books!
About the Author
Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American ex-pat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives.
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