NEW RELEASE
Things We Didn't Say - Kristina Riggle (2011)
Twenty-six-year-old Casey never thought she would be in a relationship with a man with a ready-made family. But she's living with her 35-year-old fiance Michael and his three children, Angel, Dylan and Jewel. Casey thought she could handle the complications that came with being the new woman in their lives. But there's animosity with Angel, particularly after she stumbles across Casey's diary. Then there's the crazy ex-wife Mallory, who had a drinking problem which ultimately led to the divorce. With so many secrets involving everyone, Casey has to make the decision when Dylan runs away, whether she should run away herself or stay and try to explain to Michael that the person he thought he loved was actually someone she created to escape her past mistakes. With a realistic view into life in a blended family, Riggle has a great way of showing how hard divorce is for everyone involved whether they were there from the beginning or just seeing the truth for the first time. (CG)
Kristina Riggle is set to release her third novel, Things We Didn't Say, in June. The summary says: "What makes up a family? For Casey it's sharing a house with her fiance, Michael, and his three children, whom she intends to nurture better than she ever took care of herself. But Casey's plans have come undone. Michael's silences have grown unfathomable and deep. His daughter Angel seethes as only a teenage girl can, while the wide-eyed youngest, Jewel, quietly takes it all in. Then son Dylan runs off and the kids' mother, a woman never afraid to say just what she thinks, noisily barges into the home. That's when Casey decides that the silences can no longer continue. She must begin speaking the words no one else can say. She'll have to dig up secrets - including her own - uncovering hurts, and beginning healing that is too long overdue. And it all begins with just a few tentative words..."