by Sandra Brown
First published 2015
Asia takes charge when her childhood friends face personal breakdowns. She tries to guide Karma, who refuses to confront her painful past, and Ayanna, whose mysterious behavior hides dangerous secrets. Karma focuses only on moving forward, but her unresolved issues keep surfacing in new relationships. She cannot escape patterns that repeat because she won't examine their origins. Ayanna appears supportive, but her presence creates the group's biggest crisis. As Asia attempts to fix everyone's problems, she discovers that some people resist help entirely. The three women believe they understand each other after years of friendship. They learn that appearances deceive and that people carry hidden damage. When Ayanna's secrets emerge, the revelations shatter their bond permanently. The friends must accept that healing requires honest self-examination, not just the passage of time.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, friendship, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, personal-journey, secrets
98 pages · Paperback · Createspace Independent Pub
Content warnings: mental-illness