Last Girl Breathing

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When the answers to a present-day murder lie in the past, one teen girl must examine a tragic event to prevent more lives from being lost.

No one expected it to rain that much. But the rain kept coming, the dam broke, and lives were lost. One was Lucy Michaelss little brother. She was there and while she saved the lives of many young boy scouts, despite being a child herself, she couldnt save him.

Now eight years later, Lucy is preparing to graduate from high school and compete in the air rifle competition at the Olympics when her stepbrother goes missing right before his most important football game. The search is focused on the same plot of land where her younger brother died, and she cant help but draw parallels.

When the search for a missing person becomes a murder investigation, Lucy knows the secrets she holds about what her stepbrother was up to that day could help find the murderer. The clues quickly connect Lucys ex-boyfriend to the murders, but he couldnt be guilty . . . could he Everyone involved has their own secrets and revealing hers to the wrong person could put her lifeand her whole townat risk.

Last Girl Breathing is a page-turning hunt for the truth as Court Stevens once again creates nonstop suspense with characters who will break your heart.

• A stand-alone young adult thriller
• Perfect for fans of We Were Liars and The Good Girls Guide to Murder
• Includes discussion questions

Author Bio

Court Stevens grew up among rivers, cornfields, churches, and gossip in the small-town South. She is a former adjunct professor, youth minister, and Olympic torchbearer. These days she writes coming-of-truth fiction and is the community outreach manager for Warren County Public Library in Kentucky. She has a pet whale named Herman, a bandsaw named Rex, and several novels with her name on the spine: Faking Normal, The Lies About Truth, the e-novella The Blue-Haired Boy, Dress Codes for Small Towns, and Four Three Two One.