Ugly Secrets, Pretty Lies
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Last published Fri, Mar 19, 2021
Quinn Crimson Campbell lives a hard life. From the moment her father left six years ago and took all the money, they've been a poor family. And then her sister left two years later, embarrassed and ashamed of the family she had to live in. Then it was down to only Quinn and her mother.
But what Quinn doesn't know is the secret her mother has been hiding the moment she was born. Secrets that are ugly. Uglier than the ugliest truth. And she's been told lies. Lies prettier than the prettiest flower.
Four years passed in a state of hard work, bills to pay, and emptiness. But during all that time, nothing happened, until Quinn's final year of high school. Threats are said, lies are revealed, secrets are unraveled, unusual friendships are made, people are killed.
But what's going to happen next? That's for you to find out
Warning: swearing, mature content, violent scenes
(The book cover is only temporarily, I'm in the progress of creating the official book cover. Thanks for your patience)
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