Closing the Secrets will be available for purchase in the fall of 2026.
Twenty-five year-old Renley Bryant’s world is turned upside down when she suspects her long-term boyfriend is involved with someone else. Hurting, angry, and wondering how she missed all the warning signs, she flees to her grandmother Omma’s lake house, the one place that has always been her sanctuary.
Renley plans to spend just one night in the tranquil environment, with the goal to escape her troubles and rest her mind. She’ll deal with her burdens and emotions later. But what she finds only adds to the turmoil.
Tucked away in the vacant lake house, Renley discovers a journal that carries a link to Omma’s past. Torn between curiosity and respecting Omma’s privacy, Renley gives in, eager to know more about Omma’s former life, but unprepared for what she would discover.
Through the words Omma has poured onto the pages, Renley is transported back to a tragic life Omma once lived. A life where Omma’s strong, nerves-of-steel character is unrecognizable. But that’s not all. Omma has been keeping a secret from her family for over half a century, and now Renley knows.
“Be true to God, for obvious reasons. But beyond that, because God is the only One worthy of changing yourself, who you are, what you like, or what you aspire to be. Loyalty cannot be given to others unless you’re loyal to yourself.”
“The sadness and fear fall over me with a weight that I’ve never experienced before. I feel enveloped in darkness, a darkness so vast that I can’t find a way out.”
