AFRAID is three stories concerning girls from an elite boarding school in Austria. Each was sent to this school by their wealthy parents to hide, cover a scandal or recover from a trauma, but evil doesn't stay hidden and soon the danger for the St. Cecilia girls returns to haunt the women they have become.

The three novellas all hold the common thread of the school but are very different reads. They are all standalones.

Author Lisa Jackson's story entitled "Retribution" features Lucy who was sent to the school after the attack on her Hollywood star mother by her boyfriend and Lucy's testimony sends him away. Now grown up the boyfriend is out and ready to make Lucy pay.

"Ghosts" offered by Alexandra Ivy sees Rayne as an adult looking back into the past suicide of her roommate after realizing something doesn't set right with that deduction. But opening an investigation, with the help of the roommate's brother, puts Rayne in danger. Someone doesn't want the truth told.

Lisa Childs' "Alone" feature Erin who along with her sister had been kidnapped - she survived but her sister simply vanished. Returning to her hometown Erin and Detective Rafe Montego hope to find out what happened to Anna Beth once and for all. If her memories come back fast enough and those who want to truth kept hidden don't try to stop them - they might find the truth.

Readers will follow along as these women deal with their pasts and protect those they need to protect. There is some romance but it is the suspense and danger that will take your breath away. In the end the truth comes out for all three women. Three fascinating reads that will have you guessing - and most likely guessing wrong - on what really happened.

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