Elizabeth Clove.
Her death changed everything.
Some say she killed herself, some believe that it was a freak accident.
Some even have the mind to think it was murder.
But all the answers were contained in a small, black book.
Maxine thought she knew her best friend, her town, her life.
But when the mystery surrounding Elizabeth's death envelopes her and unfolds, she discovers the truth.
And what Max finds is heart stopping.
What may seem insignificant, holds the key to the truth, to solving the mystery of what really happened Elizabeth Clove.
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entered in The Athena Awards, The Vervain Awards, The Epiphany Awards, The Reach for the Stars Awards, The Leave Your Mark Awards, The Quill Awards and the 2017 Wattys
top 10 in general fiction in the Reach for the Stars Awards 2017
⚠️ WARNING⚠️
frequent mentions of drugs, suicide, murder and mature themes.
After enduring years of neglect and cruelty from her mother and stepfather, Ariana's life changes drastically when tragedy brings her under the guardianship of five brothers she's never met and they never even knew they had a sister.
For her brothers, learning they have a sister is an unwelcome surprise. Suspicious and reluctant, her brothers see Aria as an outsider, a stranger disrupting the fragile balance of their lives.
For Aria, their home is both a new beginning and a constant reminder of the family that left her behind.
Haunted by the pain of her past, Aria struggles to adjust, her every action guarded and her trust hard to earn.
As her brothers try to understand her, they begin to glimpse the scars she hides and the strength she carries. Little by little, resentment turns to empathy, and the walls between them start to crumble. But just as the siblings begin to find common ground, the secrets and trauma of Aria's old life threaten to tear them apart. Together, they must decide whether they can overcome the shadows of the past to forge a family and whether Aria can finally find a place to belong.