The Darkest Lie

<p><em> <br> </em> Clothes jokes coded messages...Cecilia Brooks and her mom shared everything. At least CeCe thought they did. Six months ago her mom killed herself after accusations of having sex with a student and CeCe's been the subject of whispers and taunts ever since. Now at the start of her high school senior year between dealing with her grieving distracted father and the social nightmare that has become her life CeCe just wants to fly under the radar. Instead she's volunteering at the school's crisis hotline-the same place her mother worked.</p><p> <br></p><p>As she counsels troubled strangers CeCe's lingering suspicions about her mom's death resurface. With the help of Sam a new student and newspaper intern she starts to piece together fragmented clues that point to a twisted secret at the heart of her community. Soon finding the truth isn't just a matter of restoring her mother's reputation it's about saving lives-including CeCe's own...</p><p> <br></p><p><strong>A<em> </em>twisty fast-paced thriller that kept me guessing to the end.-Shannon Grogan author of <em>From Where I Watch You <br><strong><em> <br> </em></strong></em><strong><strong>This one will tug your heart and leave you breathless!--Natalie D. Richards author </strong></strong><em><strong><em><strong>of <em>Six Months Later <br> <br> </em></strong></em></strong></em><strong><strong><strong>A headlong rush into the shadows of secrets that should not be kept.  -Michelle Zink author of </strong></strong></strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Prophecy</em> <em>of the Sisters</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p><p> <br></p>