Age range 14+

One promise changed her life. One confession could end it.

Emerson May is the good girl. The perfect daughter, the caring friend, the animal shelter volunteer. But when her best friend’s brother breaks into her room, his hands covered in blood, she doesn’t scream or call the cops. Deacon smiles at her, and suddenly Emmie doesn’t want to be so good.

The whole town believes notorious troublemaker Deacon is guilty of assaulting his father. Only Emmie knows a secret that could set him free. If she follows her heart, she could be trusting a killer…and you can’t always believe the boy next door.

‘As addictive as it is unpredictable. Natalie will keep you second guessing until the nail-biting end.’ - Natasha Preston, New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin