Where Secrets Stay

By: CherAnn Wright

Narrated by: Sadie Mae Mellinkoff

She thought she left the past behind—until it started painting itself into her present.

When artist Kevan returns home after her grandmother’s death, she intends to close the door on a past she has spent years avoiding. What she doesn’t expect is an inheritance—an abandoned house in the woods, untouched for years yet heavy with the weight of something unfinished.

As Kevan visits her hometown, she crosses paths with a stranger, Nathan, who is searching for answers to his sister’s disappearance more than two decades ago—an unsolved mystery that may be tied to the same house in the woods.

Kevan’s art begins to take a darker turn, pulling her toward images she doesn’t remember creating. The deeper she digs, the more unsettling her memories become—especially those of her childhood best friend, Beth. But as Kevan begins to uncover the truth, she realizes that some bonds run deeper than reason, and some memories are buried for a reason.

As past and present collide, Kevan must untangle a decades-old mystery of betrayal, buried bodies, and the twisted bonds of friendship and family. And when the final pieces fall into place, she’ll learn that not all hauntings come from the dead—some are just echoes of sins still waiting to be reckoned with.

©2023 CherAnn Wright (P)2023 CherAnn Wright

Intense story but great ending

At first the narrator read a little fast for me, but as the story progressed she really got into reading the story and portrayed the characters well. Like any other novel, the story progressed as it introduced each character and by the time I was a quarter of the way into the book, I didn't want to stop listening. I loved listening to the story from the different views of different characters and the shifting from first person to third person when the story flashed back to the past made you feel as though you were traveling back in time. It was the perfect unraveling as the past and present came together. I highly recommend this book.

wow

This book has raked in my top two reads! Great storyline. I finished in the book in two days. a page turner!

Emotional and suspenseful read

A story that spans decades, binding generations of women who had to make difficult decisions in order to survive. The novel is written in first and third person point of view through the eyes of different characters. Where Secrets Stay is a well crafted story that keeps you reading into the night, wondering what will happen next. It blends beautifully descriptive details with a touch of the paranormal and an ending you won't see coming.

Riveting

CherAnn Wright has crafted an amazing story featuring multiple women in a twisted psychological thriller. I found myself unable to stop listening to this book as the plot unfolded with multiple big twists. The narrator gives life to the story through her reading as well.

Horrible, and yet, predictable

Is everyone incapable of writing a book without using all kinds of vulgar language? Are writers' imaginations so limited that nothing else but F bombs and other swear words will convey emotion?

The storyline was completely predictable. The main character was selfish and narcissistic.

The narrator knew all the swear words, but not how to pronounce the word 'dingy.'

I will never listen to a book by this author again. I'm pretty mad that Audible won't refund me my money, either.