Janet Roberts has a great writing style in this type of book. The characters were everything that I was looking for based on the description. The concept was everything that I hoped for. It uses the love and deception element in the story, it had everything that I wanted and enjoyed the overall feel of this book. I’m excited for reading more in Janet Roberts’ writing.

What’s the saying? The road to hell is paved with good intentions?

Ted McCord is a cyber security professional who is heavily focused on climbing the corporate ladder. And he’s good at what he does. So good that he uncovers an embezzlement scheme, but it’s what he does with that information that drives the story.

Charlotte has some small projects and hobbies, but feels unfulfilled and longs to go back to the peace and beauty of Montana from their home in Pennsylvania.

Lies and secrets, while seemingly done to protect his family, ultimately bring their five year old daughter into the mix, even involving a surreptitious FBI operation.

I raced through this novel!

Thanks to NetGalley, Ten 16 Press and Janet Roberts for the arc.

Ted and Charlotte had the perfect marriage at least Charlotte thought so. Ted a cyber security expert investigating his bosses leads to a decision he will regret.
Charlotte has difficult decisions to make especially affecting their young daughter when she becomes involved with another man.
Is Ted the person she fell in love with or has the real Ted surfaced? What other secrets has he not shared? And what about her closest friend? Has she deceived Charlotte too?

I highly recommend this gem of a book. I was entranced in the mystery, waiting to see what would happen next.

I really enjoyed this story and it kept me reading. Even though at times it was a bit slow for me, I was needing to know where the story would go next.

This was a great book. I loved every paragraph, every sentence and every word of this masterpiece! I read it in 12 hours, which is a lot for me to do! It had everything and more laid out in the novel! I sure hope There is more to come from this author! I am totally hooked!

What Lies We Keep tells the story of a couple struggling through their relationship while the husband is keeping a powerful secret from his family.

This novel was so depressing and slow-paced from the beginning that I just couldn't get invested in it. I didn't find either main character to be likeable and I wasn't interested in prolonging the slog through the quagmire of their lives. Perhaps there was some redemption in the end, but I couldn't make it there.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley for my copy.

I am sorry to give such a low rating for an ARC as I really appreciate the fact I'm allowed these early copies and how hard the author's and their teams work on them, but I found this book deathly boring.

The writing style was fine, it was clear but it seemed to drag. I feel there was far more dialogue than was needed in some parts which was used as an info dump more than anything else. I was furious with Ted and I don't like him nor did I particularly like Charlotte. But on the plus side, the characters did seem to be fairly well fleshed out.