Lost Cause

“It doesn’t matter how many times I tell them I’m fine. They don’t believe anyone can possibly go through what I’ve gone through and come out okay. And the more they tell me that, the more I’m starting to think they’re right.”

Shy, awkward Noah Templeton will always be the stuff of water cooler gossip now. Ever since that fateful day when he was thirteen, when he and his stepmother disappeared from their quiet home on the Delaware River without a trace. Now, it’s seven years later, and he’s back from his horrific ordeal, trying to pick up the pieces in a world where everyone’s moved on without him.

They whisper that he’s a lost cause. But things haven’t exactly been easy for Noah’s best friend, Arianna Baker, either. Plagued by a failed relationship, career uncertainty, and memories of past trauma, she can’t help but think that none of it would’ve happened if Noah had been by her side.

The only thing that seems clear is that Noah and Ari can’t be apart again. But will they finally find themselves, or destroy each other in the process?

This book deals with male sexual abuse and rape. Due to mature content and language, this book is recommended for ages 18+.