Things We Keep Hidden

By Jill Lynn

A threatening note.

Long-buried secrets.

Their friendship tested.

The last time lifelong friends Payton, Isley and Clara were together, Clara broke their unwritten rule and brought up the one thing they never talk about. And now, more than twenty years after their friend Cece took her life, they must confront that night as the three women and their husbands--plus one unexpected guest--gather at Isley's Breckenridge vacation home. With tension already simmering just below the surface of their relationship, they're each left shaken when a cryptic note arrives: Tell the truth or I will.

Who is the message for and what does it refer to? The women fear it could be linked to the truth they've kept hidden since the night Cece died...or maybe it has something to do with one of the problems they've each brought with them.

Isley's son is in rehab after narrowly avoiding jail time, spurring her to a reckless act of her own. Clara, usually so careful to follow rules, is haunted by the one night that she didn't. And Payton has been in denial regarding her husband's so-called plan for their marriage.

As the weekend unfolds, all three will revisit the bonds they share and the challenges that have shaped their lives. And by the trip's end, a truth that shocks them all will be revealed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1335045007
• ISBN13: 9781335045003
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Love Inspired Trade
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Mystery and friendship

This was less thriller than I expected, more of a mystery and four women coming together for a holiday weekend with issues that come up and then they work together to bring everything out and are there as support. And boy do they have issues, from an upcoming divorce, money problems (including maybe losing the farm!), online bullying against a daughter, and a son in rehab for drugs to avoid jail time. None of those are small issues! Which is why I ended up still enjoying this book because of the friendship of Payton, Isley and Clara both in this present holiday, and back twenty years ago as teens and what went on with Cece and her death. So, if you are looking for women's fiction in which very real feeling women face issues together and find solutions and resolution to long ago secrets so they can move on and find their happiest endings, even if it ends up not being what they expected, then this book will be right up your alley. I did enjoy listening to this audiobook. The narrator, Tanya Eby, did a wonderful job in bringing the women and their exciting weekend of boats, hiking, mysterious notes, and revelations to life. I am glad I got the chance to listen to this.