The Secrets We Keep: Finding Safety

By A.G. Ballard and Aria Grace

SURVIVAL MEANS KEEPING SECRETS, but even the best-kept secrets always have a way of being unlocked. They dream of a better world. They long for a place where the scars don't need to be hidden. A place where the smiles are not faked, the tears result from happiness, not pain, and where being loved is not a foreign concept. Mostly they dream of a place where they are safe from the abuse endured in their lives. Callie learned early on that survival meant keeping quiet. That is until her best friend convinces her to give the Manor a chance for healing. Between making new friends, attending therapy, and having a safe place to visit, Callie becomes overwhelmed with emotions and feels need to run back to the familiarity of her abusive home. She isn't the only one with these feelings of insecurity. Everyone in the Manor has secrets of a trauma infused past, including one skeleton that will ultimately tie all the girls together when exposed. Will the Manor prove to be a truly safe place for everyone, including Callie? Can Callie learn to live between two worlds?Finding Safety, the first book in 'The Secrets We Keep' series, is a young adult novel dealing with mental health issues. Please note throughout the storylines, several mental health topics such as emotional, sexual, physical, and mental abuse are discussed.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1729259332
• ISBN13: 9781729259337
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"