What We Hide

A Tupelo Grove Novel, Book 1

By: Colleen Coble, Rick Acker

Narrated by: Karen Peakes

Family secrets. Historical wrongs. And the truths that refuse to stay buried.

Savannah Webster is trying to find her way forward. She and her husband, Hez, have been separated since tragedy tore them apart and he began numbing his grief and guilt with alcohol. She returned to Tupelo Grove University, which her family helped found over a century ago, to teach history.

When Hez turns up in her classroom asking for a second chance, she rejects the idea immediately. But twenty-four hours later she’s under suspicion for murder, and since Hez is the best attorney she knows, she reluctantly asks him for help. They suspect the murder is tied to someone selling off the university’s pre-Columbian artifacts, but the secrets go much deeper than they realize.

The only hope they’ve got is each other, and they’re going to have to put their past behind them if they’re going to stay alive long enough to uncover all that’s hidden.

• Contemporary romantic suspense
• Perfect for fans of Laura Griffin, Laura Dave, Sarah Pearse, Allison Brennan, and Dani Pettrey
• First installment in the Tupelo Grove series
• Book length: approximately 90,000 words
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

©2024 Colleen Coble and Rick Acker (P)2024 Thomas Nelson

Many twists-Christian platform

Truly appreciate the Christian platform. Great story with many twists and turns. Will be looking for future offerings in this series.

Wow!

I loved this story! Lots of twists and surprises. Great narration. If you are wondering if you will like this book, you will.

More twists and turns than a corkscrew and definitely a roller-coaster!

This story kept me guessing right up until the end! A real page-turner! (Or in the case of Audible, a "just one more minute; just another chapter" kinda book!

1.5 speed

I made it to the end and enjoyed most of the book. But when Savannah rambled on and on and on about her feelings for Hez or vice versa, I couldn't help all my eye rolling and could barely stand to listen. All of the guessing about what the other person MIGHT be thinking and never questioning the other person was ridiculous. During those parts I nearly doubled the speed of narration to get past those sections. The epilogue was interesting. Excellent narration.

Great court scenes

This is my first book of Colleen’s. I decided this year I was going to branch out of my usual genre and this title intrigued me. Her and Rick worked wonderfully together and I look forward to more of their collaborations

The writing was well done! The narrator on Audible was perfect. I LOVED the first person view of the ONE character that we get to wonder who it might be throughout the book! I was completely clueless until the reveal. The main characters are written in third person.

One thing after another kept me on my toes as they tried to unravel the mystery. I loved the court scenes. I’m a big Perry Mason fan so it was neat to see all the detective work and cross examinations.

I’m looking forward to book 2. I wish it was coming out sooner but since this one just came out in July, I’ll have to show some patience.

Does container murder but it’s not highly graphic. Very tastefully done.

Great storyline

love Colleen coble! this is one of my favorites! I hope the sequel will come out soon!

Couldn’t put it down

This story will keep you on the edge of your seat!! SO good! Enjoy listening!!

Loved the twists

Loved the character, great mystery, suspense, reasonable surprise, and well-written. I could not stop listening! I’ll look for the next one!

This is a Christian Romance more than a Mystery

If you like Christian romances with a mystery aspect, then you will likely enjoy this book more than I did.

Clean writing .

I loved being able to enjoy a great story without the foul language, drugs, and explicit sexual content. Thank you Colleen Coble for your novel. Anxiously waiting for book 2 in this series.
My next series will be about the upper peninsula.
I pray you have the scriptures in the other novels as well. I jot them down in a book and on my notes app only cell.
Thank you,
Iona M Lewis