Synopses & Reviews
Seventeen-year-old Charlotte barely escaped from her abusive parents. Her little brother, Sam, wasn't as lucky. Now she's trying to begin the new life she always dreamed of for them, but never thought she'd have to experience alone. She's hired a techie-genius with a knack for forgery to remove the last ties to her old life. But while she can erase her former identity, she can't rid herself of the memories. And her troubled history won't let her ignore the little girl she sees one day in the park. The girl with the bruises and burn marks. That's when Charlotte begins to receive the messages. Threatening notes left in her apartment — without a trace of entry. And they're addressed to Piper, her old name. As the messages grow in frequency, she doesn't just need to uncover who is leaving them; she needs to stop whoever it is before anyone else she loves ends up dead.
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"In this breathless, melodramatic escape from fantasy, a profoundly traumatized teenage girl manages to exorcise her demons, vanquish an evil human trafficker, and find true love." School Library Journal
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"After escaping abuse at the hands of her parents, one girl must fight to save herself and those closest to her from a new threat....A thriller tracing the evolution of a strong-willed protagonist as she rallies against the demons of her past." Kirkus Reviews
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"A gripping thriller about the fierceness of hope, even in the face of the unspeakable." Julie Berry, author of All The Truth That's in Me
About the Author
J.R. Johansson is the author of Insomnia and Paranoia. In researching for this novel, she found several stories about human trafficking which fueled her conviction to join the fight against it. J.R. Johansson lives on the foothills of the Utah mountains with her two young sons and a wonderful husband.