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Three lives intertwined by love, loss, and the passage of time.

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Natalie, burdened by the weight of her past, returns home to Lometa, struggling to reconcile the memories that haunt her. As she grapples with guilt and the desire for redemption, she must face the shadows that threaten to pull her under.

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Maria, confronts the harsh realities of life after loss and betrayal. Navigating the complexities of womanhood and the pain of letting go, she must find the strength to find herself.

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Lucca, torn between the people he loves, searches for a sense of belonging he fears he’ll never find. As he watches those he loves drift in and out of his life, he must decide whether to hold on or finally let go.

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Told through three distinct voices, this novel weaves a tale of love, forgiveness, and the relentless passage of time. As Natalie, Maria, and Lucca confront their intertwined destinies, they discover that the answers they seek may lie not in escaping the past, but in embracing it.

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Nora Hayes returns to Odessa after ten years of her twin sister’s disappearance, yet she still heads her sister’s voice in the back of her mind. It’s been a decade of escaping the people who have hurt her the most. But those people are the ones who hold all the answers to where her sister went, and when Talia’s body is discovered, every plan Nora had changes. Talia is screaming for answers that only Nora can hear, or so she thinks. Nora is compelled to stay in the town she once ran from, in order to find the truth and, most importantly, to find peace.


She begins digging around Odessa and asking questions about the part of Talia’s life she was never a part of. The parties, the drugs, and the emotional instability. Everything that Nora knew nothing about. Memories from the months leading up to Talia’s murder come flooding in, taking Nora back to a time when she wasn’t herself. A crippling version of herself going in and out of hospital stays to take care of Talia who was also falling apart. And just like that, the stories of the monsters Nora is so sure of begin to fall apart revealing the true life of Talia Hayes.

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