One of Glamour's Best Books of Summer * An Us Weekly Trending Title "A
delicious beach read." -People "Relatable characters round out a fun,
fast read." -Good Housekeeping "A compelling, suspenseful tale." -Kirkus
Reviews "The perfect summer read." -BooklistHow well do you ever really
know the family next door? Bucolic Newport Cove, where spontaneous block
parties occur on balmy nights and all of the streets are named for
flowers, is proud of its distinction of being named one the top twenty
safest neighborhoods in the US. It's also one of the most secret-filled.
Kellie Scott has just returned to work after a decade of being a
stay-at-home mom. She's adjusting to high heels, scrambling to cook
dinner for her family after a day at the office--and soaking in the
dangerous attention of a very handsome, very married male colleague.
Kellie's neighbor Susan Barrett begins every day with fresh resolutions:
she won't eat any carbs, she'll go to bed at a reasonable hour, and
she'll stop stalking her ex-husband and his new girlfriend. Gigi Kennedy
seems to have it all together--except her teenage daughter has turned
into a hostile stranger and her husband is running for Congress, which
means her old skeletons are in danger of being brought into the light.
Then a new family moves to this quiet, tree-lined cul-de-sac. Tessa
Campbell seems friendly enough to the other mothers, if a bit reserved.
Then the neighbors notice that no one is ever invited to Tessa's house.
And soon, it becomes clear that Tessa is hiding the biggest secret of
all.
