First published 2016
Dani, Courtney, and Jess Campbell have always wished their alcoholic father would vanish from their lives. When he finally does disappear, the sisters discover their wish has terrifying consequences. They must abandon everything they know and take on new identities to survive. Eighteen years pass. Jess now calls herself Jamie and has built a new life, but her teenage daughter starts asking dangerous questions. Each inquiry threatens to expose the buried truth about that night when the sisters ran. Jamie faces an impossible choice. She can protect the secrets that have kept them safe for nearly two decades, or she can finally tell her daughter why they fled and what really happened to their father. The past refuses to stay hidden, and Jamie must confront whether the Campbell sisters can ever truly escape what they left behind. Stevens explores how far people will go to shield those they love from the truth.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, secrets, survival
402 pages · Kindle Edition · Sphere
Content warnings: abuse, domestic-violence, emotional-abuse, physical-abuse