There’s only so much a marriage can hold before it breaks.
From the outside, Maria and Lyle Connelly have it all: four kids, a house that fits their chaos, his Army career, her thriving clinic. But beneath the picture-perfect surface lie cracks neither of them want to name. Years of deployments, family rifts, and one choice that changed everything—an open marriage.
It wasn’t cheating, not really. They both had permission. They both thought they could handle it. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and what began as a way to protect their love nearly destroyed it.
Now, with Lyle’s career winding down...
There’s only so much a marriage can hold before it breaks.
From the outside, Maria and Lyle Connelly have it all: four kids, a house that fits their chaos, his Army career, her thriving clinic. But beneath the picture-perfect surface lie cracks neither of them want to name. Years of deployments, family rifts, and one choice that changed everything—an open marriage.
It wasn’t cheating, not really. They both had permission. They both thought they could handle it. But some secrets refuse to stay buried, and what began as a way to protect their love nearly destroyed it.
Now, with Lyle’s career winding down and Maria building a future of her own, the Connellys find themselves tested in ways they never imagined. Because the hardest battles aren’t fought on distant soil—they’re fought at home, between two people who love each other enough to try again, even when trying hurts.
Open Secrets is a raw, emotional story about love, loyalty, and the fragile line between freedom and betrayal inside a marriage.
Content note: This novel deals with abortion. If that theme is difficult or triggering for you, you may wish to skip this book.
