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HIDING - every scar has a story

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Every scar has a story but Cary Douglas isn't talking. SCARS trilogy vol. 1. Cary learned a long time ago that secrets and silence equal survival and he's kept his promise to his family ever since. So when the clean-cut new kid starts paying attention to him at school, it's a problem. Cary is sure he can't afford to care about one more person, but Jon White's persistent kindness is cracking him open. 

Every smile has a cost and Jon White is tired of paying it. It's never been easy to be the oldest son of Pastor White, and keeping it together when the bully at his new school is in his face every day is almost more than he can do. He has just one question - where is God when everything is shit? - and so far nobody's answering.  

This is a novel about what happens when the silence breaks - about faith and family, suffering and doubt and the answer to Jon's question.

☆Featured on Wattpad's @ProfileMentalHealth 'A New Day' reading list☆

☆Winner of the Read4Read Awards Best Teen Fiction☆

SCARS Trilogy book one. This is the introduction to Cary, Jon & Curt and the world of my other novels. Set in 2007 -ish, the guys are 15 and 16 respectively. Cary is straight and the other two aren't saying.

Cover photo by Yuri_Arcurs. Used with permission.

Contains mature language, and subject matter related to abuse, self-harm, and suicide. All rights reserved. Created for Wattpad. If you are reading this work on another site, this work has been stolen and you are at risk of viruses and malware!All Rights Reserved

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