First published 2012
Lucas owns his world. He has popularity at school, a girlfriend who adores him, a best friend who feels like family, and a mother who supports him completely. Success seems certain for this small town golden boy. Then one rainy night destroys everything. During a fierce storm, Lucas gets behind the wheel with three friends. The car crashes. Three teenagers die. Only Lucas walks away alive. The town that once celebrated him now whispers behind his back. Former friends cross the street to avoid him. People he has known his whole life treat him like a pariah. The guilt eats at Lucas from the inside while accusations swirl around him from the outside. Nobody knows exactly what happened that night, but everyone has theories. Lucas must navigate this new reality where he has lost everything that defined him. He searches for ways to rebuild his shattered life and discover whether redemption is possible.
Genres: fiction, drama, literary-fiction, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: guilt, loss, redemption-arc
Setting: Small Town
Period: Contemporary
740 pages · ebook · Smashwords
Content warnings: death