If I Lie

"Relationships and their dynamics play themselves out naturally and with satisfying complexity" ( Kirkus Reviews) in this dramatic and powerful novel that explores the gray space between truth and perception. Cheater. Traitor. Slut. Quinn's done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Shunned by everyone she knows, Quinn loses her friends, her reputation, and her identity. Because Carey's not just any guy—he's a Marine who's serving overseas, and beloved by everyone in their small, military town. But Quinn didn't cheat. She could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets she's vowed to keep—secrets that aren't hers to share. So she stays silent, and she waits for Carey to come home. Then Carey goes MIA, and Quinn must decide how far she'll go to protect her boyfriend...and her promise. A powerful debut novel about the gray space between truth and perception. Quinns done the unthinkable: she kissed a guy who is not Carey, her boyfriend. And she got caught. Being branded a cheater would be bad enough, but Quinn is deemed a traitor, and shunned by all of her friends. Because Careys not just any guyhes serving in Afghanistan and revered by everyone in their small, military town. Quinn could clear her name, but that would mean revealing secrets that shes vowed to keepsecrets that arent hers to share. And when Carey goes MIA, Quinn must decide how far shell go to protect her boyfriendand her promise. Seventeen-year-old Sophie Quinn Becomes An Outcast In Her Small Military Town When She Chooses To Keep A Secret For Her Marine Boyfriend Who Is Missing In Action In Afghanistan. A dramatic and powerful debut that explores that grey space between truth and perception.