Description
In *Sweetgum Secrets*, the second installment of the *Cowgirl Confessionals* series, Jolene McCallister uncovers a long-buried family secret hidden in her farm’s deed while rebuilding her life with Cole Bennett and her close-knit friends. As she digs into her family’s shadowed past, the revelations threaten to upend her fragile new stability and deepening relationship. Jolene faces a stark choice: cling to the truth of her legacy or forge a future on her own terms.
Tamara Ortiz –
I kept thinking about how Jolene’s steady unraveling of her family’s past felt so much like the way my own memories shift when I look back at old photos. The moments when she weighs everything she’s learning against what she wants with Cole are written with this quiet ache that doesn’t rush to resolve. It left me wondering how much of our own histories we keep choosing, long after the facts are laid out.
Brenda Myers –
Finished Sweetgum Secrets in one sitting this weekend and the way Jolene’s family secret kept shifting everything felt surprisingly personal—like watching someone decide whether to keep the past or finally write their own chapter.