"Who's One Direction?" Katie asked from the passenger seat.
"Just some stupid boy band." Niall answered, completely unaware that that sentence would lead into a secret he never wanted to keep.
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When Niall comes home to visit for the summer he was not prepared for a perky new girl who didn't know who One Direction is to become a big part of his life. Between the long summer nights and endless hours at the animal shelter Niall, somehow, finds someone he thought he'd never find: His princess.
But you aren't supposed to lie to your princess.
While Niall is desperately trying to push the end of summer away, he realizes telling her would not be as easy as he expected.
But how long can you expect a secret to go on?
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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