Blackstone Audio 9781538517390 Before We Were Strangers

Something happened to her mother that night. Something no one wants to talk about. But shes determined to uncover her familys dark secrets, even if they bury her.Five-year-old Sloane McBride couldnt sleep that night. Her parents were arguing again, their harsh words heating the cool autumn air. And then there was that other soundthe ominous thump before all went quiet.In the morning, her mother was gone.The official story was that she left. Her loving, devoted mother That hadnt sat any better at the time than it did when Sloane moved out at eighteen, anxious to leave her small Texas hometown in search of anywhere else. But not even a fresh start working as a model in New York could keep the nightmares at bay. Or her fears that the domineering father she grew up with wasnt just difficulthe 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 town full of secrets and lies, a jilted ex-boyfriend and a father and brother whod rather see her silenced. But as Sloane starts digging into the past, the question isnt whether she can uncover what really happened that night its what will remain of her family if she does

• Before We Were Strangers

• Languge: English