Together they help her face the truth and realize that the only person she can save is herself. Tired of pretending, she turns to the strongest women she knows. Day after day she’s been privately battling to save him and their marriage, but it’s only left her exhausted and lonely. This time not to death, but to the secret demons he’s been using to cope with the loss of their little girl. Since the death of her daughter four years ago, she’s been trying to fake her way through life.Īvery is overwhelmed not only with the grief of losing her daughter, but with the fear that she’ll lose someone else she loves-her husband James.

Marathon runner and quintessential wife and mother Avery Decker appears to have it all together. She’s been holding on for dear life, now she must learn to let go. 'The Dear Wife should be on every woman's nightstand.' - Whitney Dineen, Bestselling Author ★★★★★ Now Samantha must decide if she should get back on the field or if she prefers the sidelines.'An emotional roller coaster ride that will leave you breathless.' - Dana from Random Chaos ★★★★★ While Samantha is doing her best to learn and even make up some of the rules of single life and being a semi-celebrity, Reed comes in and changes the game. But, Samantha isn’t keen on dating anyone, much less a younger man that used to booby trap her bedroom with firecrackers. Unbeknownst to Samantha, Reed has harbored a crush for his old babysitter all these years. To make matters more interesting, her younger brother’s best friend, Reed Cassidy, who was a thorn in Samantha’s adolescent side, moves back to town as the new head football coach for her son’s high school team. When the post goes viral, she finds herself with a new title, The Sidelined Wife, and an unbelievable following. While trying to figure out who Samantha Decker is, she writes what she thinks is one final post on her blog, announcing her divorce. But one conversation later, heard through his Bluetooth, and Samantha is changing her last name. Samantha Higgins never thought driving her husband’s car would forever change her life.

She’s getting back in the game, one blog post at a time.

The Sidelined Wife by Jennifer Peel