Secrets She Left Behind

To face his traumatic past, a boy must turn to the person he blames for his scars in the New York Times–bestselling author’s affecting novel.

High school junior Keith Weston nearly lost his life in an act of arson that left him severely scarred, both physically and emotionally. When his mother disappears without a word, he has no one to help him heal, no money, and nothing to live for but the medications that numb his pain. Isolated and angry, his hatred has one tight focus: his half-sister, Maggie Lockwood.

Nineteen-year-old Maggie Lockwood spent a year in prison for the acts that led up to the fire. Now she’s back home. But her release cannot free her from the burden of guilt she carries. She grew up with Keith Weston, played with him as a child . . . and recently learned they share the same father.

Now the person Keith despises most is the closest thing he has to family—until Sara returns. If Sara returns. . . .