Unspoken Wounds

Rose Dawson has perfected the art of pretending. To most, she's just another high school senior juggling work, school, and friends. But when her oldest friendship shatters, the careful balance she's built starts to crumble.

Between the fallout with Becca Ridge, the weight of family secrets, and the pressure of holding herself together, Rose finds it harder and harder to keep her world from unraveling. Then she meets Ryker, the new kid who sees more than she wants to show, and later Stephanie Luscombe and Garret Williams-friends who remind her that not all connections end in betrayal.

But the past has a way of resurfacing, and Rose learns that some battles are fought in silence, hidden behind practiced smiles. As senior year unfolds, she'll be forced to face the question she's avoided for years: when everything threatens to fall apart, will she keep hiding-or finally let someone in?