Joy Wheeler wasn't always Joy Wheeler. In another life, she fell in love with a very bad man, barely escaping with her life. Now in hiding, with a new identity, Joy works hard to raise her son and begins to explore a romantic relationship with the sexy FBI agent assigned to protect them. When the past threatens her new found happiness, what will Joy do? Will she run again, or will she stand and fight, to the death if necessary, to save her family and new-found happiness?
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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