by Tracy Clark
First published 2017
Talon Alvarado has drawn a line in the sand. She refuses to repeat her mother's mistakes, the ones that destroyed everything good in their family. But the harder Talon pushes against her past, the more it seems to pull her back. History weighs on her shoulders. Hurt lives in her chest. Secrets whisper from every corner of her world. Talon wants more than what girls from her neighborhood are supposed to want. She dreams of climbing out, of building something better. But first she must dig through the wreckage of her own bruised heart to find the strength buried there. A mysterious presence called Secret begins to speak, revealing how the things we hide shape who we become. This is a story about discovering love in forgotten places. It's about second chances and new beginnings, even when everything seems finished.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Neighborhood
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
234 pages · Paperback · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Content warnings: abuse, depression, mental-illness