Maryland, was a mesmerizing young lady engaging in a secret affair with her husband's best friend of 12 years. One day, Maryland and her husband's best friend, Derwin, decide that the only way they will be able to love freely is to run off, abandon the baby that was in Maryland's womb, and start an entire new life together . Well, their plan worked. And years later, Maryland and Derwin have been forgotten about, and her abandoned child has grown and is thriving with a kind foster family. Although Derwin and Maryland got their way, life has its funny twists, and an unlikely encounter makes it so that Maryland, and her abandoned child both unknowingly end up back into each other's lives after many forgotten years. What will happen when Maryland discovers that she's been looking at the child she had abandoned 20 years ago? Read this series to see how this story unfolds...
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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