Sister Wives fans, buckle up, because Season 20 is just around the corner, and the drama behind the scenes is already hotter than the Arizona sun. The premiere drops on September 28th at 9 p.m. CST on TLC, and while we’re gearing up for the fresh season, Christine Brown Woolley isn’t waiting for the cameras to spill the truth. In her new memoir, Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom, Christine drops some heavy tea about the infamous move from Las Vegas to Flagstaff back in 2018—and trust me, it’s as messy as you imagined.

For years, fans speculated about what truly drove the Browns to pack up their lives and head to Flagstaff. On the show, Kody Brown painted it as an inspired family decision, a fresh start, and the launch of their dream compound at Coyote Pass. But according to Christine, the reality was far more personal—and shockingly one-sided. She claims the entire move was orchestrated to benefit one person: Robyn Brown and her children.

Christine revealed that just a month after arriving in Flagstaff, the family learned Robyn’s son, Dayton, had been accepted into Northern Arizona University. Suddenly, everything clicked. Christine was furious. Was this massive, life-altering upheaval just to make life easier for Robyn’s household? To Christine, the timing was too convenient to be a coincidence.

“I was furious,” Christine admits in her memoir. “Why uproot our entire family—pull my kids away from their schools, their friends, their lives—just so Robyn could be closer to her son?”

Fans of the show remember the move vividly. Christine, who shares six children with Kody—Aspyn, Mykelti, Paedon, Gwendlyn, Ysabel, and Truely—was forced to leave behind stability for yet another relocation. Though she was against it from the start, Christine says she went along to be a “team player,” hoping that by cooperating she could salvage her deteriorating relationship with Kody. She even thought maybe the relocation would bring him back to his other wives, believing the shine of his bond with Robyn had begun to fade. Sadly, that wasn’t the case.

Kody promised his wives a bright new future in Flagstaff. The big plan? A sprawling, united family compound at Coyote Pass where Christine, Janelle, Meri, Robyn, Kody, and all 18 of their children would live side by side. Christine admits she clung to that vision, believing the shared land might heal their fractured family dynamic. But fans know how that story ended: the land was never developed, the dream fizzled out, and earlier this year the property was sold off entirely.

As Christine reflected in her book, “We went on television because we thought our family was special. I honestly believed Flagstaff would give us a chance to rebuild what we’d lost.” Instead, the move seemed to cement the favoritism and tension that had been brewing for years.

In the years since, everything has changed. Christine divorced Kody in 2021 and remarried in 2023, tying the knot with David Woolley in Utah. Janelle and Meri also walked away from their marriages to Kody. That left Robyn as the sole remaining wife—still living in Flagstaff with Kody, isolated from the others. The family that once boasted unity and strength is now fractured beyond repair, and Christine isn’t afraid to point fingers.

She insists the move was never about fresh beginnings or family unity—it was about Robyn. Every road, every sacrifice, seemed to circle back to Robyn’s comfort, Robyn’s children, Robyn’s wants. And Christine doesn’t mince words when she lays out her frustrations. The favoritism wasn’t just subtle; it was glaring, and the Flagstaff move was the clearest example.

But Christine doesn’t just stop with practical grievances—she digs deeper into Kody and Robyn’s relationship. In her memoir and in recent discussions, Christine has openly mocked Kody’s unrelenting devotion to Robyn, even referencing leaked Cameo videos where Kody was asked to reflect on his mistakes. His response? He apologized—not to Christine, Janelle, or Meri, but for failing to be the man Robyn wanted him to be. To Christine and many fans, this was the ultimate confirmation of what they had long suspected: Robyn’s influence over Kody has overshadowed his other marriages completely.

Christine jokes darkly about it now, even suggesting Robyn has some sort of “spell” over Kody. With her practiced smiles and carefully measured words, Christine believes Robyn’s manipulation is as clear as day. Whether fans take that literally or see it as Christine’s way of venting years of pain, the takeaway is the same: Robyn was always the priority.

Looking back, Christine sees the Flagstaff move as the beginning of the end. It marked the unraveling of the family’s structure, the spark that lit the fire of discontent. While Kody envisioned a grand compound filled with love and cooperation, the reality was division, resentment, and the ultimate breakdown of the plural marriage.

Now, as Christine embraces her new life with David in Utah, she reflects on that chapter with both sadness and relief. Yes, the move tore her family apart. Yes, it forced her children to sacrifice friendships and stability. But it also led her down a path of freedom and happiness she may never have found otherwise. In her words, leaving Kody was the hardest decision she ever made, but also the most liberating.

With Season 20 about to premiere, viewers can expect this family history to loom heavily over the new episodes. Christine’s revelations give fans a raw, unfiltered look behind the polished narrative once presented on TLC. As the cameras roll again, the question remains: will Kody and Robyn finally address the accusations head-on, or will the divide between them and the rest of the family deepen even further?

One thing’s for certain—Christine isn’t holding back anymore. Her memoir is not just a personal story of struggle and survival, but a torch lighting the truth behind years of speculation. The move to Flagstaff wasn’t about family unity. It was about Robyn. And Christine is done pretending otherwise.

So mark your calendars, Sister Wives fans. September 28th is going to kick off a season like no other. The secrets are out, the wounds are fresh, and Christine Brown Woolley is finally telling her story—loud and clear.