Imagine being in love, but have a society around you that will never accept you for WHO YOU ARE.
You want to be yourself in public and even in your own home, well that case for Casey Gardner,
She grows up in the strict town of Pell City Alabama, her mother Jane Gardner is verbally and physically Abusive. Her father, the only person in Casey's life that supported her. Died, when she was young. Now, with her home life a complete mess, now she has to deal with homophobic slurs and a non-accepting community. Until one day, she meets the love her life. But she has to fight for her rights to be with this person, but behind the scenes. But, maybe a new article ruins or makes her life easier?
Take a read and find out :P
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
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A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
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Cover designed by April Alforque