Don't Lie to Me (Eva Rae Thomas #1)

by Willow Rose

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.

But they didn't. The person outside bent down, zipped her tent open, then peeked inside. Before Sophie could even scream, this person grabbed her, then zipped up her sleeping bag until it covered her face completely. Sophie tried to scream and kick but was lifted off the ground and was soon moving swiftly through the night.

I stayed under the pier for a few more minutes, thinking about Chad and our life together, then cursed him for ruining everything, before once again ending up blaming myself because I hadn't taken proper care of what I had. It was the same circle of thoughts that would rush through me every night and even during the daytime.

why it was so important for them to have this talk if it wasn't that big of a deal.

Being back with them felt more like home than D.C. ever did for fifteen years.

Or if it meant she'd have to work all night like her mother, getting beaten up by strangers because she didn't do her job well enough.

A huge wooden box was placed against the end wall. Maddie stared at it, and as she paid attention, she thought she could hear a noise coming from inside of it. It sounded an awful lot like nails scratching against the wood.

For I hate divorce!' says the LORD, the God of Israel. 'To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty,' says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. 'So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife.'"

"So?" "His ex-wife is Michaela Strong," I said. "And there's more. He was there. At the camp on the day Sophie disappeared."

emptied the juice glass. "There's