Publication Date: August 6, 2026
What if your husband tells you he’s on a trip with friends… but he’s lying? And what if the truth shatters everything you ever believed about your own family?
Katie loves the life she’s built with her husband Zach: a comfortable home, two bright daughters, a teaching career she loves. When Zach decides to go on a camping trip with old friends, Katie hopes it will help him heal after the loss of his father.
But why, when she bumps into the wife of one of his friends, does the other woman look confused, and tell her there’s no camping trip at all?
Before Katie can catch a breath, a phone call comes that shatters her world. “Mrs Sutherland, this is Manchester Hospital, in New Hampshire. Your husband is here. Can you come right away?”
Katie is terrified. Was he lying about the trip? How did he end up in a hospital bed, far from home? And how is she ever going to break the news to her daughters?
Journeying to his side, she’ll discover the answers stretch back to the summer they met, and a terrible truth at the heart of both their families that will change everything.
Is the life they built together a lie? If Zach wakes up, can Katie ever forgive him? Or will his secrets tear them apart for good?
A completely gripping and emotional read about the trust we place in our loved ones, and what it really means to be a family. Fans of Diane Chamberlain, Jodi Picoult and Amanda Prowse won’t be able to put this down.
After more than two decades of marriage, Katie knows her husband would never betray their wedding vows.
However, when Zach leaves for an outdoor trip with his college buddies, something just seems off about his behavior. Author Kristin Harper incorporates plenty of twists in Can I Trust My Husband?
Although attentive readers may draw conclusions about Katie’s non-existent relationship with her stepsister based on events that take place in past flashbacks, the author manages to keep a solid pace without revealing the truth.
With so many coincidences piling up, it doesn’t help that Katie’s sister-in-law is on a rampage to prove her own husband is cheating. The end result is a story delving into betrayal, heartbreak, and second chances.
Can I Trust My Husband? raises plenty of doubts in a long-term marriage.
Kristin Harper earned an MFA in creative writing. Before becoming a full-time author, she held numerous professional roles, including college professor, data analyst, and development director. She grew up in New England, and has lived in various places across the US, including the West Coast and Washington, D.C. Kristin’s now happily back in Massachusetts, just a stone’s throw from Cape Cod – the source of inspiration for the setting of her Dune Island series.
