
Genre:
Young Adult / New Adult
Themes:
Adventure / Survival
Coming of Age
Coming Out
Family Relationships
Fated Mates
First Love
Found Family
Friends to Lovers
Girl Next Door
Humor / Comedy
Kidnapping / Disappearance
Love Triangle
Low Angst
Murder / Crime / Serial Killer
Mystery / Suspense
Nerdy / Geeky
Pet / Wild Animal
Quirky Characters
Second Chance
Self-Discovery
Heat Level:
Fade to Black (sex scenes are mostly implied and use euphemistic language)
Archetypes:
Amateur Sleuth / Private Investigator
Student
Geographic Location:
United States: Pacific
Setting:
Academic / School / University
Bakery / Coffee Shop
Forest
Investigation / Stakeout
Restaurant / Diner / Food Truck
Suburban
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
incest mentioned about a secondary character
Can I Trust Her
By Frances Lucas
High school murder brings former lovers back together.
When North Anchorage High School student and rising star is found dead at the bottom of the film club staircase, everyone assumes it was an accident. After all, the stairs are poorly lit, and a person in a hurry could easily miss a step and take a tumble. Besides, who would want to kill someone so universally loved? Except, it turns out, the dead girl wasn’t loved at all.
Virginia and Katie, amateur sleuths and former 8th grade sweethearts, are determined to find out what really happened to their classmate, a girl keeping some very dangerous secrets. But first they must work through their own issues, like why did Katie and her parents suddenly leave Alaska, and why does she want nothing to do with Virginia now—three years later?
Can Virginia and Katie find their way back together and trust each other to tell the truth?