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In the quiet town of Linden Falls, the glow of Allison Glenn’s golden‑girl reputation is shattered when she is convicted of a heinous crime and sent to prison. Her parents deny her existence, her former friends revel in her downfall, and her younger sister Brynn is forced to endure whispered rumors at school. Brynn, quiet and shy, carries the weight of what truly transpired that night and longs to forget Allison and the haunting past.
When Allison is released to a halfway house, she is determined to reconnect with Brynn, and their hidden family secrets converge around a little boy who draws their adopted mother’s affection. The revelation of truth threatens to unleash unimaginable consequences for the adoptive mother, the protective girl, and the two sisters who hold the key to everything hidden within their lives.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Thriller/Psychological Thriller
Authors: Heather Gudenkauf
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