In a funny and suspenseful debut, Christine Gunderson explores the myth of the perfect mother, the bonds of female friendship, and the haunting impact of secrets.

1. FRIENDS WITH SECRETS by Christine Gunderson

SYNOPSIS

What you see isn’t always what you get.

Take Ainsley. The gorgeous mother of two lives a picture-perfect life with her husband, Ben—aspiring politician and heir to a candy fortune—in suburban Washington, DC. But in reality, Ainsley has no idea what she’s doing and is terrified someone will figure out who she really is and where she came from.

Nikki’s fighting to keep afloat as a stay-at-home mother of four, subsisting on chicken nuggets and very little sleep. She’s a mess on the outside, and inside yearns for the validation—and the paycheck—of the television news career she left behind.

When a dangerous figure from Ainsley’s past becomes a coach at her kids’ school, she fears the worst and confides in Nikki, spilling every detail of her former life.

Together, they devise a plan to expose the coach and safeguard their kids. But can they protect their own lives—and their new friendship—in the process?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Christine Gunderson is an author of contemporary romance and women’s fiction.

She grew up on a fourth-generation family farm in rural North Dakota where she read Laura Ingalls Wilder books in her very own little house on the prairie. She’s a former television anchor and reporter and former Capitol Hill aide.

When not writing, she’s sailing the Chesapeake Bay with her family, playing Star Wars Monopoly, re-reading Jane Austen novels in the school pickup line, or unloading the dishwasher.

Christine currently lives in the Washington, DC, suburbs with her three children, Star the Wonder Dog, and a very patient husband.

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