{"product_id":"9781401688691","title":"Veil of Secrets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" —\u003cem\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCan a woman face—and forgive—her own painful past before her house of cards crumbles . . . and before her own daughter makes the same mistakes?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelanie 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut their marriage isn’t what it appears to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill 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: \u003cem\u003eWe work on the marriage . . . or we work on the divorce.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ethridge and Mackel merge their talents into one amazing novel.” —\u003cem\u003eRomantic Times \u003c\/em\u003efor \u003cem\u003eTo Know You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes Reading Group Guide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Thomas, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151792750832,"sku":"9781401688691","price":6.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781401688691_p0.jpg?v=1763714469","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781401688691","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}