The Lies We Learn
About
Every family looks perfect — until you live inside it.
Cassandra Hardwick thinks she finally has her life under control until her sister-by-another-mother, Shawna, embarks on a journey to uncover her birth family. Being the supportive BFF she is, Cassie decides to spit in a tube, too. Thinking she'll maybe discover a distant cousin, Cassie's blindsided by results that will challenge everything she thought she knew about her own identity.
As the truth unravels, Cassandra must confront questions she never imagined asking about her past, her family and the life she’s built. With her children growing more independent and her marriage stretched thin by fame and distance, she struggles to protect the people she loves while facing the reality that family can be both a blessing and a mystery.
Meanwhile, Cassie and her rock star hubby, Nat, must navigate the angsty, hormone laden wild ride of their children’s growing pains.
The Lies We Learn, book six in the Misadventures of Modern Womanhood series, is a deeply emotional exploration of identity, motherhood, and the secrets that can shake even the strongest families. For readers who love emotional women’s fiction with a sensual edge, the Misadventures of Modern Womanhood series spans one woman’s life from youth to maturity and every heartbreak and triumph in between.
Additional Information
Genre: steamy women's fiction
Subgenre: family drama
POV: First person, Cassie
Timeframe: 2017-2020
Series: Misadventures of Modern Womanhood
Reading Order: Each book in the series is a standalone story with its own theme and can be read chronologically or out-of-order. As lies surface and relationships strain, Cassandra must decide whether uncovering the truth is worth the price of peace.
What to Expect:
- A DNA test exposes a family secret.
- Cassandra is left to question everything she thought she knew about her past—and herself.
- A story of identity, motherhood, and emotional resilience.