Erin Giannini has wanted to be a writer for longer than she cares to remember. She served as an editor and contributor at PopMatters, and currently writes both fiction and non-fiction, including books about TV shows like Supernatural and The Good Place. She loves to read and hopes to eventually have room for all her books, read and yet-to-be read.
"If you enjoy atmospheric tales with a strong emotional core then you'll want to add this to your TBR."
-Goodreads Review
One touch was all it took to change everything.
Seventeen-year-old Veronica Simon has the ability to see—thoughts, memories, and even secrets—when she touches people. She hides this power from everyone, even herself, but most of all, the cult-like Faith Fellowship Congregation her dad drags her to every Sunday.
Everything changes when she sees a disturbing vision of her estranged mom as she accidentally touches a Faith Fellow. Between that and her father’s uncharacteristic behavior, Veronica begins to realize something more sinister than lawyers and custody agreements have kept her mom away.
With the help of her troubled crush, Veronica uncovers a trail leading straight to the shady head of the Faith Fellowship cult. But if they discover her powers, the web of conspiracy and secrets will put both their lives in danger. Veronica must decide how much—or who—she’s willing to risk to save her mom. Because if she fails, Faith Fellowship could destroy everything she cares about, including her life.
Seventeen-year-old Veronica Simon has the ability to see—thoughts, memories, and even secrets—when she touches people. And one touch changed everything.
Veronica thinks she’s found the answers she’s been seeking, but the cost is higher than anticipated. Alienated from her new friends, especially Chris, a dad who’s changed once again, and even more questions about what happened to her mom, Veronica tries to navigate a world that feels more upside-down than usual.
The more she learns about Faith Fellowship cult, the more it becomes clear they have a plan to use her for their own ends, something her mom seemed to risk her life to stop.
Veronica can’t fix this on her own. Unfortunately, this means revealing more than she wants to people she’s not sure she can trust, bringing her closer to facing the one person she would do anything to avoid: Robert James.
College grad Clare Devoux is tired of playing third wheel and rotting in a dead-end job. Bright and imaginative as a kid—complete with an imaginary friend named Melinda—she’s clueless and disconnected as an adult. She just wants to matter to someone in real life. But then the not-so-imaginary Melinda reappears with an offer of a better existence. A world where Clare matters.
Now she has to decide to either play it safe or follow the inscrutable Melinda to an unknown place filled with the promise of magic and meaning. But there’s a price for playing with Melinda. The more she pours into Melinda’s world, the less she exists in this one.
Clare has to figure out where she truly belongs and matters before it’s too late.
It’s hard to say no when the only cost is...herself.