“… This riveting novel shows that there’s more to Sierra’s seemingly idyllic teenage life than track meets, [lake] parties, and gossiping on the phone with her best friend—and when all is revealed, her reaction to her [keeper] is the biggest surprise of all.” - Kirkus Review
"A book you cannot put down. Filled with suspense, heartache, and love." - Amazon reviewer
Sierra Hart's senior year ends October 5th when she wakes up alone in a strange room. A note from her captor instructs her she won’t be in danger if she uses the supplies provided to stay alive. In alternating chapters Sierra retraces her past through her abduction journal entries while her friends and family search for Sierra. When their collective pasts collide to create the shocking truth behind Sierra’s present, she is forced to make impossible choices about her future.
Patrick Hart
Father. Charismatic. Life of the party. Gambler. Liar
Laura Hart
Mother. Beloved Pediatrician. Conflicted. Suffocating Secrets.
Dave
Athletic. Thoughtful. Loyal. Amateur Chef. Resourceful. Ex-boyfriend.
Gavin
Magnetic. Track Star. New Guy. Tech Savvy. Repressed Anger. Potential Boyfriend.
Tia
Quick-witted. Fun. Direct. Boy-crazy. Contagious Optimist. Impulsive.
Victoria
Bewitching. Popular. Talented. Creative. Attention-Seeking. Vengeful.
Captivity has rules. So does love.
If you liked A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & the Six or Ashley Audrain’s The Push, this is a book for you.
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Rochelle Ransom grew up in a small rural town in western New York with little access to TV. This led to an overzealous imagination, a memorable and cherished childhood, and plenty of time to craft stories. In college Rochelle recognized her pastime may suit her as a profession. Armed with a B.S. from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School and an M. A. in Writing and Literature from Emerson College Rochelle landed in advertising. Her initial career writing efforts were client focused, and the rest of her imagination spent on raising four children. After support and encouragement from her husband and children she began quietly publishing her books. Rochelle lives in Florida with her family and dog Husker. She's published four novels set in her childhood hometown and focused on good people making bad choices. Bad Choices Make Good Books!
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Hope and humor buoy tales of complicated relationships and old traumas." - Kirkus Reviews"A book you cannot put down. Filled with suspense, heartache, and love." - Amazon reviewer"Hel.lo?" she croaked. Her dry throat refused to let her call out. She looked down at her running shoes, still on her feet, dangling an inch or two off the concrete floor. There by her left foot sat a full gallon jug of water with a typed note taped to it. Drink this. Then read the note on the door.Sierra Hart's senior year in Laketown was supposed to end with cross-country meets and college applications. It ends on October 5th - the day she disappears.While the FBI hunts a kidnapper who left no physical evidence, the Hart family fractures around her absence. Laura, a pediatrician carrying a quiet diagnosis and a secrets of her own. Patrick, newly out of prison and trying to be a better father could be the cause of her abduction. The guy who insists he loves her. The one she wasn't supposed to know that well. And in the rumors, the interview transcripts, the letters, and the questions her parents will never say out loud, hidden truths begin to surface.When Sierra is eventually released, there are still no answers to who or why. The town has already decided what happened. Her family is a stranger to itself. And a question she cannot ask out loud is waiting on the other side of every doorway: which of the people who searched for her is the one who took her?The truth will arrive in its own time. And when it does, she will face a choice no one else can make for her - about love, about control, about what we owe the people we cannot quite leave behind.Told through journal entries, FBI interviews, handwritten letters, and they college essay she would never finish, The Keeping is a layered domestic suspense about the secrets families keep, the lies that protect us, and the impossible weight of the truth.Captivity has rules. So does love.If you liked A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six or Ashley Audrain's The Push, this is a book for you. This Reader's Choice Award Winner; Unique perspectives including police reports, interrogation notes, personal letters, and abduction journal entries. A popular book club read that results in heated debate over the controversial ending. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780989017442
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Hope and humor buoy tales of complicated relationships and old traumas.' - Kirkus Reviews'A book you cannot put down. Filled with suspense, heartache, and love.' - Amazon reviewer'Hel.lo ' she croaked. Her dry throat refused to let her call out. She looked down at her running shoes, still on her feet, dangling an inch or two off the concrete floor. There by her left foot sat a full gallon jug of water with a typed note taped to it. Drink this. Then read the note on the door.Sierra Hart's senior year in Laketown was supposed to end with cross-country meets and college applications. It ends on October 5th - the day she disappears.While the FBI hunts a kidnapper who left no physical evidence, the Hart family fractures around her absence. Laura, a pediatrician carrying a quiet diagnosis and a secrets of her own. Patrick, newly out of prison and trying to be a better father could be the cause of her abduction. The guy who insists he loves her. The one she wasn't supposed to know that well. And in the rumors, the interview transcripts, the letters, and the questions her parents will never say out loud, hidden truths begin to surface.When Sierra is eventually released, there are still no answers to who or why. The town has already decided what happened. Her family is a stranger to itself. And a question she cannot ask out loud is waiting on the other side of every doorway: which of the people who searched for her is the one who took her The truth will arrive in its own time. And when it does, she will face a choice no one else can make for her - about love, about control, about what we owe the people we cannot quite leave behind.Told through journal entries, FBI interviews, handwritten letters, and they college essay she would never finish, The Keeping is a layered domestic suspense about the secrets families keep, the lies that protect us, and the impossible weight of the truth.Captivity has rules. So does love.If you liked A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six or Ashley Audrain's The Push, this is a book for you. Seller Inventory # 9780989017442
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Hope and humor buoy tales of complicated relationships and old traumas." - Kirkus Reviews"A book you cannot put down. Filled with suspense, heartache, and love." - Amazon reviewer"Hel.lo?" she croaked. Her dry throat refused to let her call out. She looked down at her running shoes, still on her feet, dangling an inch or two off the concrete floor. There by her left foot sat a full gallon jug of water with a typed note taped to it. Drink this. Then read the note on the door.Sierra Hart's senior year in Laketown was supposed to end with cross-country meets and college applications. It ends on October 5th - the day she disappears.While the FBI hunts a kidnapper who left no physical evidence, the Hart family fractures around her absence. Laura, a pediatrician carrying a quiet diagnosis and a secrets of her own. Patrick, newly out of prison and trying to be a better father could be the cause of her abduction. The guy who insists he loves her. The one she wasn't supposed to know that well. And in the rumors, the interview transcripts, the letters, and the questions her parents will never say out loud, hidden truths begin to surface.When Sierra is eventually released, there are still no answers to who or why. The town has already decided what happened. Her family is a stranger to itself. And a question she cannot ask out loud is waiting on the other side of every doorway: which of the people who searched for her is the one who took her?The truth will arrive in its own time. And when it does, she will face a choice no one else can make for her - about love, about control, about what we owe the people we cannot quite leave behind.Told through journal entries, FBI interviews, handwritten letters, and they college essay she would never finish, The Keeping is a layered domestic suspense about the secrets families keep, the lies that protect us, and the impossible weight of the truth.Captivity has rules. So does love.If you liked A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six or Ashley Audrain's The Push, this is a book for you. This Reader's Choice Award Winner; Unique perspectives including police reports, interrogation notes, personal letters, and abduction journal entries. A popular book club read that results in heated debate over the controversial ending. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780989017442
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. "Hope and humor buoy tales of complicated relationships and old traumas." - Kirkus Reviews"A book you cannot put down. Filled with suspense, heartache, and love." - Amazon reviewer"Hel.lo?" she croaked. Her dry throat refused to let her call out. She looked down at her running shoes, still on her feet, dangling an inch or two off the concrete floor. There by her left foot sat a full gallon jug of water with a typed note taped to it. Drink this. Then read the note on the door.Sierra Hart's senior year in Laketown was supposed to end with cross-country meets and college applications. It ends on October 5th - the day she disappears.While the FBI hunts a kidnapper who left no physical evidence, the Hart family fractures around her absence. Laura, a pediatrician carrying a quiet diagnosis and a secrets of her own. Patrick, newly out of prison and trying to be a better father could be the cause of her abduction. The guy who insists he loves her. The one she wasn't supposed to know that well. And in the rumors, the interview transcripts, the letters, and the questions her parents will never say out loud, hidden truths begin to surface.When Sierra is eventually released, there are still no answers to who or why. The town has already decided what happened. Her family is a stranger to itself. And a question she cannot ask out loud is waiting on the other side of every doorway: which of the people who searched for her is the one who took her?The truth will arrive in its own time. And when it does, she will face a choice no one else can make for her - about love, about control, about what we owe the people we cannot quite leave behind.Told through journal entries, FBI interviews, handwritten letters, and they college essay she would never finish, The Keeping is a layered domestic suspense about the secrets families keep, the lies that protect us, and the impossible weight of the truth.Captivity has rules. So does love.If you liked A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Daisy Jones & the Six or Ashley Audrain's The Push, this is a book for you. This Reader's Choice Award Winner; Unique perspectives including police reports, interrogation notes, personal letters, and abduction journal entries. A popular book club read that results in heated debate over the controversial ending. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780989017442
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