The Days Between

A Novel

By: Robin Morris

Narrated by: Courtney Patterson

In a South Florida beach town, a chance meeting unravels a web of secrets in this gripping novel about the consequences of lying to protect the ones we love.

Andrew Williams’s perfect Delray Beach house has become a pressure cooker. He and his wife, Amy, are struggling to conceive, and it’s fracturing their marriage. When a chance encounter reunites him with Kathryn Moretti, the former love of his life, Kathryn confesses that Andrew is already a father—of a son he didn’t know existed. Though Kathryn’s deception sends him reeling, their secret meetings quickly rekindle old obsessions.

Behind Kathryn’s manicured facade is a life of constant damage control. She tries desperately to protect her son, Max, from her past mistakes—and his own dangerous impulses. She can’t let anyone get too close, especially a local cop to whom she owes a favor. And her home has become a refuge for Emmy, the troubled daughter of an old friend who has her own reasons to distrust Kathryn. With Andrew back in the picture, Kathryn can no longer contain all her lies.

As their reunion sends ripples through their lives, Andrew and Kathryn must face their destructive past and figure out if it’s worth risking the futures of everyone they love to hold on to what might have been.

©2024 Robin Morris (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“This complex web invites the reader to explore the characters’ interior lives and how they interact with each other. Morris, in her debut, deftly intertwines them, resulting in a suspenseful domestic drama that builds slowly until all its explosive secrets are revealed.” —Booklist

“Gripping and provocative, The Days Between will have you questioning the true meaning of family and friendship, with juicy twists you won’t see coming. This is a powerful multigenerational story that delivers a wallop and leaves you with a full heart.” —Byron Lane, author of Big Gay Wedding

Long Build Up…

Story was enjoyable, but the build up was extremely long. The climax was short lived. Ending was decent.

Heartfelt

The story delves into the messy lives humans can build themselves when things don’t go as planned. It is emotional and grounded. I enjoyed it and would recommend it to friends. And the narrator does a very good job too!

Good Story

Serendipitous timing for this story, for sure. It was great for exploring the angst of first love and the insane amount of decisions that come with parenting and the unexpected consequences of those decisions. I absolutely hated Kathryn for most of the story but the ending made me like her a little.

Narrator just said the wrong name

The narrator just called the character the wrong name. This makes me wonder if the rest of the story was read correctly..

A bit boring

Plot was extremely mediocre. I kept expecting the storyline to get better and more complex, but that never happened.