Veil of Secrets (Kindle Edition)

“Knowing that one of
the authors is a life coach with a counseling degree who portrays the
experience realistically, may make readers who are considering a step in that
direction feel more comfortable making that choice.” —Romantic Times

Can a woman
face—and forgive—her own painful past before her house of cards crumbles . . .
and before her own daughter makes the same mistakes?

Melanie and Will Connors are the perfect power couple. Will
is the chief campaign strategist for a rising presidential candidate; Melanie
is a prominent advocate for protecting children in an over-sexualized culture. Their
devotion to one another is admired, even envied.

But their marriage isn’t what it appears to be.

Will maintains an apartment in Washington, DC, and over the
years his visits home have grown fewer and farther between. The long-distance marriage
has enabled Melanie to avoid intimacy—and has only increased her shame about
her secretive past. But then Will issues an ultimatum: We work on the
marriage . . . or we work on the divorce.

The Connors commit to marriage counseling in the most brutal
of environments—snowy New Hampshire, a tiny state that is first in the nation for
presidential primaries and a prize to be won at any cost . . . and the price of
victory keeps rising.

As Melanie sifts through the debris of her past, she
obsesses over the fear that she hasn’t done enough to protect her teenage
daughter. When Melanie sees her facing some of the same temptations, she knows
she must intervene . . . but how can a woman with so many veiled secrets guide a
daughter honestly?

While the country struggles with threats to its integrity
and security, Melanie can no longer ignore the dangers looming in her own
world. She can never undo the mistakes of her youth, but perhaps she can still
save her marriage and family—if she can surrender her guilt and learn to open herself
to her husband once again.

“Ethridge and Mackel merge their talents into one amazing
novel.” —Romantic Times for To Know You

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