The Summer of Keeping Secrets

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About the Book The Summer of Keeping Secrets

For fans of Denise Hunter and Susan Mallery, a captivating story about a single summer that could completely break a family apart—or bring them back together. Recently widowed Marin Henderson considers time with her two adult children a gift. And she’s intent on not prying into their lives while they’re all together, cleaning out her late parents’ Colorado home. But from the start, nothing goes as planned. Her free-spirited daughter, Slade, and her strait-laced son, Reed, both arrive ahead of schedule, and no one is explaining why. Marin knows they’re hiding issues in their personal lives. But she can only push so far because she, too, is keeping secrets. Setting aside family tensions, the three of them get to work purging the house.

But when Slade discovers a decades-old newspaper clipping about a body found on the rocks below the house, questions arise. Marin insists the death was ruled an accident, but Slade’s curiosity is piqued. And when a roof leak compels Marin to call on an old friend and flame for help, it’s the catalyst for a wave of revelations.

Between a daughter bent on distracting herself from her own career turmoil, a son desperate to hold on to his marriage and a mother forced to confront her choices from that long-ago summer, pieces of the past and present begin to unravel. And before the summer is over, they each must decide what to hold on to and what to let go…

About the Author of The Summer of Keeping Secrets

Jill Lynn Buteyn is a co-author of Just Show Up with Kara Tippetts, and the author of inspirational romances (as Jill Lynn). A recipient of the ACFW Genesis award for her fiction work, she has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Bethel University. Jill lives near the beautiful Rocky Mountains with her husband and two children.
Connect with her on social media or at Jill-Lynn.com.

My Thoughts on The Summer of Keeping Secrets

Have you ever kept a secret?  Did it come back to bite you?  Did you wish you’d told immediately?  Or did you tell the secret too soon and regret it?  This book is about secrets and three people.

The viewpoint is from three people so it does move from one to the other and back again.  Sometimes I found it a bit confusing to know which voice I was listening to but it quickly became obvious as I got to know who was who and what they sounded like.  Yes, I hear voices in my head.  Maybe I shouldn’t be admitting this. 

I really enjoyed reading this one.  I don’t want to give away the secrets though so I can’t disclose much.  The three main characters all gather to go through a house belonging to one of their parents.  The parents are Marin’s.  Our three characters are Slade, Marin, and Reid.  They’re all from different generations and they all have secrets that are going to pop up.  

As a parent of adult children, I enjoyed this novel.  I can relate to certain parts of it.  Other parts I haven’t experienced but I liked how the author handled them.  

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from JustRead Publicity Tours. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.