Acts of Contrition

"Mary Morrissey is living the life of her dreams. She has a loving husband of ten years, Tom, two daughters, and twin boys. But beneath the shiny veneer, Mary hasn't taken a calm breath in years. She lives in a constant state of panic, afraid that the secret she's kept hidden for so long will be revealed, shattering her perfect life. When addictively charismatic ex-boyfriend Landon James reappears during his high profile Senate campaign, Mary's fears become even more real. A conditional Catholic, Mary bargains with God, negotiates deals, and promises to be the best wife and mother ever -- if onlty He can get her out of this tight spot. What once seemed unfathomable--a deep, heartbreaking divide between Tom and Mary--is now their new normal. Can they find a way to rebuild their life together? Is forgiveness possible?"--Page 4 of cover.

A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Jennifer Handford now lives in the Washington, DC, area with her husband and three children. One of three first-place finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest in 2010, Jennifer published her first novel, Daughters for a Time, in 2012. People hailed it as "a wrenching, resonant debut about infertility, cancer, and adoption. Grab your hankies. She is currently a professor of writing at American University