Have you ever had a terrible secret? A secret so horrible that it could make a person kill? Well I do. I have a secret that no one knows about, not even my close friends. I've kept it hidden for the past 10 years, but now someone knows about it. And they're coming for me.
Milla Travis is beginning her senior year at Cedar Falls High School. So far her life seems to be going well. She's smart, beautiful, college-bound, and has three great friends. One evening, Milla encounters a stranger who takes a sudden interest in her and is suddenly everywhere she goes. Then, a mysterious new boy moves in next door who seems to know a lot about her past. Milla's life takes a turn for the worst when her hidden secrets begins to surface, and everything begins spiraling out of control . Someone is trying to kill her and they seem to be getting closer and closer to succeeding. Milla scrambles to put the pieces together while trying to protect the ones she cares about. Soon, it gets harder and harder to trust anyone as she searches to answer the ultimate question. Who could possibly want her dead?
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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