Laura isn't like any other twenty year old women. She is a very successful horror/ mystery writer with a dark past that she wishes to keep hidden. A past that still haunts her in her dreams almost every night. Then there is always the fact that the only man that she had ever considered a role model in her life is diagnosed with cancer. As if all this wasn't enough, someone wants her dead. She doesn't know who or why, but after too many close calls and after too many ominous letters, she can no longer deny the truth.
Jake is a ex-cop with interesting past as well, and with an interesting tie with Laura. He is Laura's 25 year old step-brother who wants to only protect her... from her past and present. He knows that something terrible happened to her before they met; something that causes her to distrust people. However, he needs to protect her from death at the moment. Jake is protective of his family, and all she is is family, right? Or will the time he spends with her to protect Laura turn into something more? Just how strong is his love for her? Just how strong is a sibling's love?
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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