Fiction & Literature > Women's Fiction

Set over the course of two years, a small town girl is forced to overcome struggles beyond her control. A sense of betrayal and guilt lead her search for real family, all the while hiding a dark secret from the one she loves.

Melissa walked around each day with a false face on. She worked very hard to conceal the truth, so she forced a smile. She moves about her day as if everything is okay. When the truth is she only hopes to be herself, her true self. But instead she has forced truth and deception to co-exist so much that she too has been fooled by the mask. Will she ever discover it and have the courage to remove it?