What if you'd kept a secret for 15 years? 👀


Hey there, Reader,

What would you do if you'd kept a secret from everyone you loved for nearly fifteen years?

And then one morning…

Ethel Sue figured it out. 😅

Last week, we left her sitting at the dining room table with her purple folder, two bowls of peach cobbler, and the person she believed was behind the Whispering Fence.

And Ethel Sue had questions.

Naturally, she'd made a list, two in fact, but in the end she was winging it mostly. 😂

Here's a little peek at some of what she wanted to know:

  • Why did you start writing it?
  • Why were you so tough on the Harpers and Sterling Ridge Ranch?
  • Why Willow Creek?

And then came one question that changed the whole conversation:

Does your spouse know? ❤️‍🩹

Because keeping a secret from a town is one thing.

Keeping it from the person sitting across from you at breakfast every morning?

That's another story entirely.

And that's one of the things I loved exploring in When the Fences Come Down.

This mystery isn't just about who has been behind the Whispering Fence.

It's about why they started it, why they kept going, and what happens when the fences they've built around their life finally start coming down.

👉 Continue reading When the Fences Come Down here​

And if you've already finished it, I want to know—

Which answer surprised you the most? ❤️

Grace + hugs,

Melissa Alyse ❤️

P.S. Next week we're heading to Coffee with Your Cream Cafe to try her pumpkin bread. Trust me, it's that good! 🧡 But first, I need to know…

Melissa Alyse, Author

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