Unbelievable by Sara Shepard

(Pretty Little Liars series, book 4)

Behind Rosewood’s grand facades, where the air smells like apples and Chanel No. 5 and infinity pools sparkle in landscaped backyards, nothing is as it seems. It was here, back in seventh grade, that five best friends shared everything – Seven jeans, MAC makeup, and their deepest darkest secrets. For Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily, it was a dream come true…until Alison, the most beautiful of them all, suddenly vanished.

Now someone named A has turned their charmed lives into a living nightmare. Emily has been shipped off to her hyper-conservative cousins in Iowa. Aria is stuck living with her dad and his home-wrecker girlfriend. And Spencer fears she had something to do with Alison’s murder. But Hanna’s fate is far worse than all of that – she’s clinging to life in the hospital, because “she knew too much.”

With A’s threats turning dangerous and Ali’s killer still on the loose, the girls must uncover the truth – about A, about Ali, and about what happened to Hanna – before they become A’s next victims. But as they unravel Rosewood’s mysteries and secrets, will it bring an end to the horror…or is this just the beginning?

While this book was fairly predictable, I did still enjoy it. It sounds bad, but I’m actually glad I’m done with the first four books, only because seasons 1 & 2 of Pretty Little Liars follow books 1-4, and the beginning of season 3 does as well. I’m ready to read without knowing what’s coming! Granted, the show follows the books loosely, but the main issues are consistent…the major one being the revealing of “-A,” which is finally done in this book.

Let’s see what the girls have gotten themselves into now:

We were left with the cliffhanger of Hanna realizing who “-A” is…and when she’s running across the parking lot to tell her friends, she gets mowed down by an SUV. Awesome. After coming out of a coma, she can’t remember the night of the accident. At all. She has no recollection of who “-A” is or how she even figured it out in the first place. She has also managed to forget how Mona humiliated her at her birthday party, which Mona takes full advantage of…because she sucks a big one. I’ve never been a fan of Mona and after what she did to Hanna at her birthday party, I pretty much despised her. Oh, and Hanna is also in a tug-of-war with her feelings towards Lucas; he’s a sweet guy but he’s not popular and Mona constantly rags on him…once again, because she sucks a big one.

Spencer is still hiding the fact that she plagiarized her sister’s paper for her econ class, which consequently was nominated for a Golden Orchid award and she just so happens to be one of the finalists. Rather than deal with the public humiliation of their daughter being known as a cheater, her parents have decided to bury her secret and have her go along with the notion that she actually did write paper. Superb parenting, by the way. While keeping this secret from everyone outside her family, she is also still trying to wrap her head around her blackouts, and remember anything from the night Ali went missing that will convince her she wasn’t the one who killed Ali.

Emily was shipped off to Iowa after she refused to complete Tree Top, the “reform” program that “fixes” homosexuality. Her first night, she sneaks out with her cousins and meets, Trisha, a bisexual girl who I actually really liked. She was kind of carefree and fun, which seems like the opposite of Maya (I’ve never been a big Maya fan, either.) When her aunt & uncle find out they snuck out, the cousins all blame Emily and she gets shipped back to Rosewood. I kind of saw this coming…

Lastly, Aria just got her world rocked. Her mom kicked her out, her boyfriend found out she was messing around with Ezra, and called the cops resulting in Ezra’s arrest, and she’s now living with her dad and his new girlfriend, Meredith. She also finds out some interesting information about the night Jenna Cavanaugh was blinded that makes her and the other girls see how much Ali was really hiding from them. Now…the most important question: With Ezra out of jail and no one pressing charges, can he and Aria finally make their relationship work?

Okay, take a second to breathe. On top of all that mess, we finally find out who “-A” is and the police take a suspect into custody for the murder of Alison. I liked this book, but I didn’t love it. Most of the storylines were rather predictable and would have been even if I didn’t have knowledge from watching the show. As much as I like this series so far, I can’t say that I love it. I actually prefer the TV show, which is probably a first. I wish Toby was still around and had the storyline he does in the show, and I wish Caleb and Hanna were together…or that he was in the books at all, which maybe he is later. Correction: I hope he is later. That being said, I’m anxious to continue the series since I’m getting to the point in the books that hasn’t been covered in the show yet. Bring it.

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Perfect by Sara Shepard

(Pretty Little Liars series, book 3)

In Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four perfect-looking girls aren’t nearly as perfect as they seem. Aria can’t resist her forbidden ex. Hanna is on the verge of losing her BFF. Emily is freaking out over a simple kiss. And Spencer can’t keep her hands off anything that belongs to her sister.

Lucky me. I know these pretty little liars better than they know themselves. But it’s hard keeping all of their secrets to myself. They better do as I say…or else!

After finishing the third book in this series, I think it’s safe to say that each book gets a little better, a little creepier, and a lot more destructive. Aria, Hanna, Spencer, and Emily thought they had it figured out when all signs pointed to Toby Cavanaugh being Ali’s killer and the mysterious, all-knowing “-A.” Well, that is until he turns up dead from an apparent pill overdose and leaves behind a suicide note; a note that explains his secret that he was so ashamed of…and it had nothing to do with Ali’s murder. They are now back at square one trying to figure out who could have wanted Alison dead, and there is now a Rosewood Stalker lurking around their town. With all that going on, it does seem the girls have one positive thing going for them: they haven’t heard from “-A” in weeks, and they start to think that maybe they can finally breathe again knowing their secrets are safe…but are they really?

Aria is dealing with the fallout of her mom finding out that her dad was cheating on her before they moved to Iceland…and then resumed the affair when they moved back to Rosewood. So, her mom has every right to be pissed. Cheating isn’t cool and adultery is way less cool. HOWEVER, her mom’s attitude towards Aria is incredibly uncalled for. Granted, Aria knew about her father’s infidelity but a child should never be put in the middle of that kind of situation. Her dad should have never asked her to keep the secret in the first place, but her mom shouldn’t be a raging bitch to her for not telling her either. It’s not her place to tell her mom that…she’s not the one cheating! For real y’all…her mom blows this sh*t way out of proportion and after Aria tells her mom what she did to Meredith in an attempt to get her out of her dad’s life, her mom kicks her out of the house. SHE KICKS HER DAUGHTER OUT OF THE HOUSE! B*tch is unstable. It made me really dislike her mom…even more so than her dad and he’s the one that cheated! As if that isn’t enough to deal with, Aria is getting heat from Hanna for dating her ex-boyfriend and she still has serious feelings for her English teacher, Ezra. I’ll say this…you will never expect how that whole sitch ends. Sh*t gets real.

Emily’s family finds out she is a lesbian and I’m fairly certain her mom almost has a mental breakdown. They try to rectify the situation by sending her to Tree Tops, a “reform” program that will “fix” her homosexual feelings. If she doesn’t complete the program successfully, they’re shipping her off to live on a farm with her aunt and uncle in Iowa. Yeah…this is going to work out wonderfully… *eye roll*

Hanna is probably my favorite of all four girls, and she just can’t seem to catch a break. I just really feel for her because I think she really is a good person, she just let herself get caught up in looking perfect and maintaining her huge popularity. Unfortunately, it looks like she’s taking a huge fall from grace. She has lost her boyfriend to Aria, she lost her father to his new fiancé and soon-to-be stepdaughter, and now she’s losing her best friend Mona to a new group of girls. I actually got a little teary-eyed during Hanna’s whole fiasco at Mona’s birthday party…I just felt awful for her.

Lastly, Spencer; she stole more than just her sister’s fiancé and when her parents and sister find out what she did, sh*t hits the fan. Or hits the stairs…hard. She is also trying to remember the night of Alison’s disappearance because she is starting to feel like there are chunks of memory completely gone from that night…which all makes sense when her mom reveals something about Spencer that even she wasn’t aware of.

“-A” comes storming back into the girls’ lives and stirs up some serious sh*t…that is until “-A” gets sloppy. Instead of texting with an unknown number, they screw up and text from a local Rosewood phone number…and Hanna thinks the number looks a little too familiar. The other three girls come to their own conclusions and end up pointing the finger at one of the four of them…but could one of girls really be capable of killing Alison?

Once again, I feel like the books each get a little better than the last one. The mystery steps it up a notch, relationships fall apart and new love blossoms, and “-A” will clearly do anything to keep the girls from finding out who is behind the mysterious texts and emails. Oh, oh, oh!! And I can’t freaking wait to find out what happens to Ezra and Aria!!! Can’t. Freaking. Wait!! In the words of Jay-Z: “On to the next one…”

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Flawless by Sara Shepard

(Pretty Little Liars series, book 2)

In the exclusive town of Rosewood, Pennsylvania, where the sweetest smiles hide the darkest secrets, four pretty little liars – Spencer, Aria, Emily, and Hanna – have been very bad girls…

Spencer stole her sister’s boyfriend. Aria is brokenhearted over her English teacher. Emily likes her new friend Maya…as much more than a friend. And Hanna’s obsession with looking flawless is literally making her sick. But the most horrible secret of all is something so scandalous it could destroy their perfect little lives.

And someone named “A” is threatening to do just that.

At first they thought A was Alison, their friend who vanished three years ago…but then Alison turned up dead. So could A be Melissa, Spencer’s ultracompetitive sister? Or Maya, who wants Emily all to herself? What about Toby, the mysterious guy who left town right after Alison went missing?

One thing’s for certain: A’s got the dirt to bury them all alive, and with every crumpled note, wicked IM, and vindictive text message A sends, the girls get a little closer to losing it all.

“Don’t get too comfortable. It’s not over until I say it is.” –A

Well, let’s catch up with the liars real quick, shall we? We’re picking up where we left off with Pretty Little Liars; it’s been three years since Alison went missing, but after receiving texts from “-A” that threatened to reveal secrets that only Alison knew about, Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily were beginning to wonder if maybe Ali was finally back. Well, that is until her body is found buried in her backyard. Now the girls are left wondering who killed Ali…and if Alison isn’t “-A”, then who else knows all their secrets and why are they hell bent on exposing the girls’ dirty laundry?

Alison’s funeral, along with the texts from the mysterious “-A”, has seemed to bring the four girls back together but they still find themselves unwilling to share their dirty little secrets with each other. Emily is dealing with the realization that she may have romantic feelings towards her new friend, Maya, but then begins to doubt herself when she meets hot, mysterious Toby Cavanaugh, who also happens to be Jenna’s stepbrother and has quite the reputation around Rosewood. Aria is trying to get over her English teacher, Ezra, after her broke it off with her thinking she was telling everyone about their relationship…all thanks to “-A”. Don’t worry though, Hanna’s ex-boyfriend has his eye on Aria and she doesn’t seem to be pushing him away. (Come on girl, you know better than to date your friend’s ex-boyfriend!) Spencer gets caught making out with her sister’s fiancé, Wren, and as if her family telling her she was never allowed to see him wasn’t enough, they have completely shut her out. Does she listen? Of course not…but just how long can they make their secret relationship last? Now onto Hanna; I feel so bad for this freakin’ girl. She wrecked her boyfriend’s car drunk driving after he refused to have sex with her and now has to work at a burn clinic for her community service punishment. Her boyfriend, Sean, broke up with her and she later finds out he and Aria are somewhat of an item, and “-A” forces her to humiliate herself by admitting to people what really happened between her and Sean…and just how she really manages to stay so perfectly thin. As if all that wasn’t enough…her perfect soon-to-be stepsister gains her trust and uses it against her in f*cked up way. She just can’t catch a damn break!

While the girls all seem to be pointing the finger at the same person for Ali’s death and the “-A” text messages, their theory begins to crumble when another body turns up in the woods behind Emily’s house. Just when they thought they had it all figured out, they realize they aren’t even close to putting the pieces together, and they all start to see just how manipulative Alison really was…and Spencer reveals a secret that she's been keeping from the girls since the night of The Jenna Thing.

There is quite a bit to take in in this book, but I actually liked it better than the first book, Pretty Little Liars. “-A” is really starting to shake things up for the girls in Flawless, and they start to delve into the mystery of who killed Alison…and why? The “who-done-it” factor in these books will get you hooked, and if you’re anything like me, you’ll blaze through a book a day! One other reason I like these books (and the TV show) so much is because Sara Shepard weaves real issues in with the suspense and mystery; confused sexuality, eating disorders, divorce, drug abuse, etc. Those are the things that make you really attach to these characters because maybe you can relate to them and the issues they are going through…or have gone through in the past. That being said, there is one aspect that I didn’t like: the Toby storyline. I like his storyline in the TV show a thousand times more than in the book, but that’s all I’m going to say because I don’t to give anything away! (Hey…I’m a poet and I didn’t even know it!) In short: if you liked Pretty Little Liars, you’ll dig Flawless.

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Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard

(Pretty Little Liars series, book 1)

Three years ago, Alison disappeared after a slumber party, not to be seen since. Her friends at the elite Pennsylvania school mourned her, but they also breathed secret sighs of relief. Each of them guarded a secret that only Alison had known. Now they have other dirty little secrets, secrets that could sink them in their gossip-hungry world. When each of them begins receiving anonymous emails and text messages, panic sets in. Are they being betrayed by some on in their circle? Worse yet: Is Alison back?

“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin

Here’s the lowdown: I have been watching Pretty Little Liars since the first episode, and am hooked on the show. I knew it stemmed from a book series, but I hadn’t read them yet and after I watched the show, I didn’t really have any intentions of reading the series. I have a hard time reading a book after I’ve already seen the movie or started watching the TV show. It takes away some of the imagination. I don’t picture the characters how I want; I picture them as they were on screen. Any who, a friend read the books and said they were really good so I decided to cave and read the damn books. Fortunately so far (I’m only on the second book), it hasn’t been a bad decision. 

The majority of this book is to introduce us to the five best friends – Alison, Aria, Spencer, Hanna, and Emily. Alison is the queen bee; she’s pretty, popular, and devious. All the girls want to be her, and all the guys want to date her. Aria is the “kooky” friend; she has pink highlights in her dark hair, knits her own bras, and is dealing with keeping a secret regarding her father. Spencer is the overachiever; she strives for perfection in everything from academics to field hockey. Hanna is the chubby friend; she is given the nickname ‘Hefty Hanna’ by Alison, and has had a crush on Sean Ackard, one of the most popular guys in school, for years. Lastly, Emily is…the confused friend; she’s athletic and senses that maybe she cares more for Alison than just on a friendship level. One night while they are all having a slumber party, Alison storms off and is never seen again…

Cut to three years later: the girls are juniors in high school, Alison is still missing, and the four remaining friends have drifted apart. Aria has just moved back from Iceland, and is having some secret student-teacher conferences with her English teacher; Spencer is harboring a crush on her sister’s fiancé; Hanna lost weight, got a new wardrobe, started dating Sean Ackard, and is now known as Rosewood’s “It Girl”, and Emily is still struggling with her sexuality as she discovers a new friendship with Maya. So what finally brings the four friends back together? Text messages and emails from the mysterious –A, who threatens them with the notion of exposing their past and present secrets. The four of them start to think that there is only one person who could know about their past secrets, like The Jenna Thing, and that person is Alison. So does this mean Alison is back? If so, why she is doing this to them? And the scarier question…if Alison isn’t back, who else knows their secrets?

If I hadn’t already started watching the show, I would have enjoyed the book a little more. Emily, Hanna, and Mona are all described so differently in the books than they are in the show that I had to just skip over any parts that referenced their looks. Aside from that (and the fact that they all seem to be avid smokers) there wasn’t much difference from the show. Even though I already know who –A is it doesn’t completely ruin the story because I like reliving the mystery all over again. I believe this is considered a teen series, but I enjoyed the first book and I’m clearly not a teenager. It’s a fast read, and with my knowledge from the show, I can assume that the following books will continue to get even better!

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Trust In Advertising by Victoria Michaels

Lexi White finds herself at a crossroads. After putting everything on hold to care for her ailing father, it’s finally time for her to start living her life again. An exciting new job holds the promise of a fresh start, until she comes face to face with someone from her past who has always stopped her dead in her tracks, and who evidently still has the power to make her forget her own name. This time around, Lexi’s a grown woman who refuses to back away from her dreams, even if it requires working with her old high school crush. Side by side. Every day. Will he end up being her downfall or exactly what she needs?

Vincent doesn’t even remember Lexi from high school, but he begins to take notice when the fiery young woman is hired as his new assistant. Quickly, Lexi turns his world upside down and becomes an invaluable addition not only to his team, but to his life. Having learned a few hard lessons about trust in the past, Vincent is reluctant to let down his guard, especially when it appears that someone is out to sabotage his family’s advertising agency. Professionally, they are dynamite together, but when sparks fly between them personally, will Vincent let lies and jealousy ruin everything between them, or will he finally learn not only how to love, but ultimately trust…in advertising?

As far as I’m concerned, 3 stars still signifies a good book; just not a great book. Trust In Advertising was a good book, for the most part. I had a bit of a hard time figuring out where to start with this review, mainly because about half way through the book I felt myself getting more and more disappointed. I read Boycotts & Barflies by Victoria Michaels about a month ago and loved it so I had high hopes for this book as well. Sadly, it didn’t quite live up to my expectations…and in some parts was just a little farfetched.

The storyline is pretty cut and dry: Lexi White moves back to San Francisco and interviews at different ad agencies to try and get her foot in the door; unfortunately, she never finished college because she was helping her father who had developed Alzheimer’s…I loved Lexi for that, by the way. Of course, the company she desperately wants to land a job at calls her the same day as her interview and offers her the job. She couldn’t be more excited until she finds out that her boss is Vincent Drake; her infamous high school crush. While working together, they get closer and they both start to wonder if they could be exactly what the other needs.

At first, I absolutely loved this book. The witty banter between Vincent and Lexi was adorable and had me grinning from ear to ear. She knew how to hold her own without being overbearing, and seemed to be the only assistant he has ever had that didn’t piss herself when he flipped his sh*t over something. She also doesn’t take sh*t from Vincent’s demon-spawn, supermodel girlfriend, Jade. I loved that Lexi seemed to be a strong female character that wasn’t going to be somebody’s doormat…..

All that changed when I was about 75% done. Lexi started to annoy me. Actually, her and Vincent both started to annoy me. First of all, Lexi wanted to make it very clear that she was in no way interested in being involved with Vincent while he was still with Jade. Well, sorry to tell you honey…but actions speak louder than words. You can slap him and “take a stand” all you want, but when you kiss his cheek for photo ops on the red carpet, walk arm-in-arm into a fashion show, and then tell him he can kiss your hand all he wants…you aren’t a strong woman anymore. You are what people call a hypocrite. I understand her feelings for Vincent may have been overwhelming and by God, Jade was vile…but if you are going to make a big speech about how you refuse to be put in the middle of a relationship, then don’t do sh*t that you know is absolutely going to put you in the middle.

 I also noticed that Lexi tended to cry a lot. I mean, a lot. She cried when Vincent simply told her “Not everything is about you, Lexi.” First of all, he had every right to make that comment to her considering the situation, and second of all I don’t believe that warrants tears. (Keep in mind, this is coming from someone who is pretty damn emotional.) Vincent annoyed me in the sense that he never stood up to Jade, no matter what she said to Lexi or Vincent’s family. He claims to be this macho man but seems to lose his backbone when it comes to putting Jade in her place. Whatev.

Honestly, it was a good book but the second half is what took it from being great to just good. It was a little long in my opinion, and it seemed to drag once I hit around 65%. If I find myself constantly checking how close I am to finishing a book, it’s not a good sign. I feel like it’s just confirmation that I’m getting bored. I hate that feeling. I did like that it revolved around the advertising world, but then again, I’m a little biased considering advertising/public relations is my major. That being said, I find it hard to believe a huge advertising agency would promote Lexi as fast as they did considering she didn’t have a degree in advertising…let alone a degree at all. I just found that a little unrealistic, but oh well. The two characters that completely saved this book from plunging from a 4 star to a 2 star? Hope and Sean. I loved them. I liked Sean more than Vincent to be completely honest. Overall, it’s a good book although it does drag a little once you hit the halfway mark, and the storyline is a tad predictable. I’d still encourage people to check it out…even if it is just to read about Hope and Sean :)

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The Cranes Dance by Meg Howrey

I threw my neck out in the middle of Swan Lake last night.

So begins the tale of Kate Crane, a soloist in a celebrated New York City ballet company. Kate is struggling to keep her place in a very demanding world, a world she can’t help satirizing even as she balances injury and self-doubt to maintain her place within it. At every turn she is haunted by her close relationship with her younger sister, Gwen, a fellow company dancer whose career quickly surpassed Kate’s, but who has recently suffered a breakdown and returned home to Michigan.

Alone for the first time in her life, Kate is anxious and full of guilt about the role she played in her sister’s collapse. As we follow her on an insider tour of rehearsals, performances, and partners onstage and off, she confronts the tangles of love, jealousy, pride, and obsession that are beginning to fracture her own sanity. Funny, dark, intimate, and unflinchingly honest, The Cranes Dance is a book that pulls back the curtains to reveal the private lives of dancers and explores the complicated bond between sisters.

“I felt something stir in me. That feeling dancing well can give you. I was almost scared to take in that drug. It’s so easy to get hooked.” - Kate

I love that quote, and I absolutely understand that feeling. Here’s a little background info for you about me: I was a dancer for 14 years, and took every class my studio offered: ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip hop, and contemporary.  I considered dancing professionally, but ultimately decided college was a safer route; however after eating, breathing, and sleeping dance for 14 years of my life, I can relate to a lot of this book. I actually thought I would finish it a lot faster than I did, because it revolved around the life of a ballet dancer. I jump at the opportunity to read any dance-related book, especially if it’s written by someone who has experienced the dance world firsthand. I thought the first half was a bit sluggish in parts, but the second half read much faster.

Kate Crane is a soloist with a prestigious ballet company in New York City, along with her younger sister, Gwen, who is a principal dancer. Kate watched her sister’s career surpass her own, while at the same time coming to the realization that her sister was going through some serious psychological problems. She developed an obsession with numbers, taped X’s to the walls with duct tape, and sometimes intentionally hurt herself. Finally, Kate calls their parents and Gwen is taken back to Michigan to get help; in the meantime, Kate has managed to throw her neck out during a performance of Swan Lake and starts popping Vicodin like they’re mints because she refuses to sit out due to injury.

The first 15 or so pages are used to explain the meaning behind Swan Lake, but she actually describes it in a funny, almost sarcastic way. I contemplated skipping ahead since I already knew the meaning behind it, but I’m really glad I didn’t. It’s pretty comical. Kate in general is actually pretty funny, even if she is hooked on Vicodin and constantly dealing with the aftermath of her sister leaving New York. Throughout the book, it seems almost as though Kate isn’t a ballerina because she loves to dance; she’s a ballerina simply because she wants to be great at something, and she just happens to be great at dancing.

There were so many moments throughout the book where I got a pretty nostalgic, because I knew exactly what Meg Howrey was talking about; here are just a couple of my favorite examples:

“ Always left hand on the barre first, then turn around and repeat with the right hand on the barre. Hand on the barre lightly, please. It’s not a crutch.”

“Pliés, tendus, dégagés, fondus, rondes de jambe, rondes de jambe en l’air, frappes, développés, grande battements. You do all this from your first ballet class and it’s part of you.”

“Technique. There’s one right way to do everything. Every other way is wrong.” (I would be a rich lady if I had a quarter for every time I heard one of my dance teachers preach this!)

This, however, is my favorite quote from the book:

“Is there a better sound than when the house lights are brought down and a lowering murmur takes hold of the audience?” (While you’re a dancer waiting in the wings doing your final stretches before taking the stage, I can tell you that there absolutely is not. I get chills just thinking about it.)

This is a pretty good book with a lot of inside knowledge to the world of ballet, and dance in general. The curtain gets pulled back and you see the grueling, competitive, exhausting rehearsals that lead up to the performances, the drama between fellow dancers, the injuries, and the constant need to keep your weight down. I don’t think you have to be a dancer to enjoy the book, although I don’t know how much I would have liked it if I didn’t have a lot of interest in dancing. The relationships, romance, etc. all take a backseat in this book; the main storyline is Kate’s journey through the ballet company, and it’s a pretty wild one.

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COVER REVEAL: Avoiding Commitment by K.A. Linde

Expected Publication: August 1, 2012

Avoiding Commitment is the first book in a series, and is followed by Avoiding Responsibility. K.A. Linde has yet to set a release date for the second book in the series.

SYNOPSIS:
Jack and Lexi never had a typical relationship. After 2 years without speaking, she receives a phone call that changes everything. He unexpectedly asks her to convince the new girl, Bekah, that he's ready to commit. Jack is calling now after everything they had been through because there is another woman. She can't believe it. Follow Lexi in this heart wrenching drama as she relives her past relationship, or lack thereof, with Jack, and not just in her own mind, but to his fiancee-to-be. Throw in Bekah's hot brother who always seems to be in the right place at the right time, a past with more secrets to unravel than you can even imagine, and you get a recipe for disaster. Find out what happens to Lexi as she travels to Atlanta to get the closure she so desperately desires from Jack, and how the bumps of life seem to keep getting in the way.