"Desi is the mastermind behind her dream getaway house. Nestled high into the mountains of North Carolina, it is a sleek place, a luxurious place, a dark place. A place full of secrets. Secrets about the man she longs for, a man who is not her husband. Secrets about the roots of her family that must never, ever, see the light of day. When Desi and her family arrive from Chicago to spend the summer in the mountains, the seeds for the tumultuous months to follow are planted. Her marriage is on the rocks, and the direction her relationship will take is unclear. Her seventeen-year-old daughter, Jules, has fallen in love for the first time with a local boy, and is forging a new path that will take her to uncharted places. And then there's Carter--a man Desi knew long ago, before she expunged him from her life for good. Everyone is hurtling toward events none of them can undo. Engaging, propulsive, and with a dramatic, heart-pounding final act, Secrets of Our House is a dazzling, richly drawn novel that shows no matter how hard outside forces may shake you, the bonds of family are stronger than the harshest winds"--Back cover.