Before We Were Strangers

by Brenda Novak

Overview

She’s determined to uncover her family’s dark secrets, even if they bury her.

Five-year-old Sloane McBride couldn’t sleep that night. Her parents were arguing again, their harsh words heating the cool autumn air. And then there was the ominous thump before all went quiet.

In the morning, her mother was gone.

The official story was that she left, but Sloane didn’t believe it. Not as a child and not when she moved out at eighteen. Even a fresh start working as a model in New York couldn’t quell her fears that the domineering father she grew up with wasn’t just difficult—he was deadly.

Now another traumatic loss forces Sloane to realize she owes it to her mother to find out the truth, even if it means returning to a small Texas town full of secrets and lies, a jilted ex-boyfriend, and a father and brother who’d rather see her silenced. But as Sloane starts digging into the past, the question isn’t whether she can uncover what really happened that night…it’s what will remain of her family if she does?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778369943
Publisher:	MIRA Books
Publication date:	12/04/2018
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	76,385
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak has written over 60 novels. An eight-time Rita nominee, she's won The National Reader's Choice, The Bookseller's Best and other awards. She runs Brenda Novak for the Cure, a charity that has raised more than $2.5 million for diabetes research (her youngest son has this disease). She considers herself lucky to be a mother of five and married to the love of her life. www.brendanovak.com

Editorial Reviews

"Riveting drama and suspense from a master of the craft. I loved this twisty tale of friends, enemies, lovers, liars, and a family fractured by secrets. It's the perfect read to cozy up to on a long winter night."-Susan Wiggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Teeming with riveting, hold-your-breath suspense, Brenda Novak's Before We Were Strangers is a chilling exploration into how far one will go to discover the truth no matter the cost. Novak is at the top of her game with this gripping thriller. Prepare to be up all night!"-Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound

"Secrets and family drama are at the heart of Brenda Novak's Before We Were Strangers, in which a woman returns to her small Texas hometown determined to uncover the truth about her mother's disappearance. Novak's fans will devour this one, and the relentlessly twisty plot will win her some new fans, as well. This is the kind of book best swallowed in one sitting: suspenseful, surprising, and 100% addictive."-Kimberly Belle, national bestselling author of The Marriage Lie

"What a book! Before We Were Strangers is dark and compelling, an excellent thriller with heart-pounding twists, full of secrets and lies, and all too real. This is Novak at her sweet and sinister best in a story that could be happening in the house next door. Who is telling the truth? You won't know until the explosive end..."-J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of Tear Me Apart

"Before We Were Strangers has it all: a mystery that kept me guessing, a romance with heart and sizzle, and an ending I didn't see coming. Bravo, Ms. Novak!"-Erica Spindler, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Girl

"Realistic, often deeply f lawed characters; well-handled multiple viewpoints; and a dark, twisty plot that will leave readers unsure until the very end keep the pages turning in this engrossing, insightful romantic thriller."-Library Journal

"Brenda Novak's seamless plotting, emotional intensity, and true-to-life characters who jump off the page make her books completely satisfying. Novak is simply a great storyteller."-Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author

"The best romantic thriller I have read... Novak has a raw talent for bringing her novels to life. Realistic, suspenseful, and an edge of your seat romance that will have readers coming back for more."-The San Francisco Book Review on The Secret Sister

"One needn't wonder why Novak is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author. Just read Come Home to Me."-Examiner.com

"The past impacts the present with devastating but ultimately salutary results in this engrossing, character-rich story that takes a hard look at responsibility, loyalty, and the results of telling (or concealing) the truth."-Library Journal on Home to Whiskey Creek

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