First published 2005
Sixteen-year-old Celeste thought her troubles were over when a wealthy couple adopted her. But as she settles into her luxurious new home, Celeste realizes her adoptive family harbors dangerous secrets. With a handsome boyfriend and designer clothes, Celeste's life seems perfect on the surface. Yet the past she's tried to bury keeps clawing its way back, threatening to destroy everything she's worked so hard to build. Now Celeste must confront the ghosts of her childhood if she has any hope of keeping her newfound happiness.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, adoption, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: dark-secrets, past-coming-back-to-haunt, secrets-and-lies
416 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Star
Content warnings: abuse, child-abuse