When Secrets Come Calling

By Felicia Ferguson

Description:

When former University of Alabama and Titans wide receiver Dax Carpenter learns his father is accused of a forty-year-old robbery and murder, he turns to the only person he trusts to discover the truth: his ex-girlfriend, Caitlin Fitzhugh.

Caitlin, a cold-case specialist with the Alabama State Division of Investigations, wants nothing to do with the case or Dax. Not only is the evidence against Dax’s father already condemning, she can’t risk having her heart broken—again.

Caitlin’s boss, however, ignores her arguments and orders her to take the consult. She convinces herself she can keep the case and her past with Dax separate. But unlike her, longings and memories don’t follow orders. While she lends her skills to the Gulf Shores Police Department in search of the truth, Dax fends off a possibly career-ending social media hit—leading him to question everything he knows about his father … and himself.

As the secrets of both their pasts unfold, they discover whether Dax’s father truly robbed and murdered a man forty years ago but also why Caitlin ended their relationship. And those secrets could drive a wedge between them, forever.

Book Takeaway:

Rooting yourself and your identity in God and trusting him even when your world is falling apart is the best way forward through life.

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Why the author wrote this book:

My first taste of this book and these characters came from "hearing" a conversation between Caitlin and her sister-in-law, Shannon. Shannon was teasing but also truly curious why Caitlin ended her relationship with Dax. After hearing their teasing, but loving camaraderie, I had to know their whole story. So I listened and I wrote. And their story touched me deeply. From dealing with heartbreaking decisions relating to a parent's healthcare needs, to fearing the future because of the past, to the agony of learning someone is not who you thought they were, their lives mirrored my own and my friends in so many ways, and I knew other readers would feel a connection as well.