For Ages
12 to 99

Sun, sand, and secrets...

“Part mystery, part thriller... and absolutely pitch-perfect! A summer in Nantucket you won’t forget!” —Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Lake House

A carefree New England vacation is just what sixteen-year-old Lucia needs to chase her sadness away. At least, according to her mom, who whisks them away for the summer with her ridiculously wealthy new boyfriend. Nothing bad happens in Nantucket, a charming island with cobblestone streets and million-dollar…

An Excerpt fromNothing Bad Happens Here

Chapter 1

I stood alone on the front deck of the ferry as it pushed through the fog. Everyone else was inside, including my mom, who had curled up on a window seat after our two-­day drive. It was early June, and we’d left Pittsburgh in time to avoid the heat and humidity that would soon envelop the city. My mom had driven most of the twelve hours herself, only letting me behind the wheel on “easy” highways, and, in the time-­honored tradition of mothers of teen drivers, flinched every time I changed lanes. Never mind that I was careful—­more careful than she was. I didn’t put on eyeliner at red lights, or sip coffee, or change radio stations every five minutes like she did. I was still in that new-­driver mode: hands at three and nine, checking my mirrors methodically and staying exactly five miles per hour under the speed limit.

Not that she noticed.

I pulled my hoodie tighter around my face as the mist thickened into a drizzle. The sea air smelled briny and fresh,…

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