Family Secrets — Ellyn Oaksmith

(This book was originally published under the title Divine Moves.) From the acclaimed author of Fifty Acts of Kindness comes a hilarious story of mothers, daughters, marriage and the insanity that lies therein. Meryl Howe thinks her life is picture perfect: lovely home, successful husband, a daughter in a fancy private high school and a sweet son. But when she comes home one night from a charity auction and finds her husband in bed with the neighbor, all the carefully hidden secrets in her family's lives come tumbling out. Just when Meryl thinks things have reached rock bottom, her newly sober mother, a colorful and outspoken former stripper, shows up ready to make amends and become a real grandmother to to the children she's never met. As Meryl's husband fights to save their marriage, Meryl finds herself laughing with and charmed by a handsome, funny sheriff who can't help falling for this resourceful, strong woman. As mother and daughter fight to find common ground, Meryl learns to embrace her troubled past in order to move forward. Now Meryl has to decide if she's going to save her marriage or is she ready for a fresh start?