A deep dark secret by KIMBERLA LAWSON PAPERBACK BOOK in excellent condition. Quick weekend read. 180 pages See my full page for more cool stuff Sexually abused for five years, studious 12-year-old Jillian Maxwell lives in terror of her stepfather, Byron James, in Roby's ( The Best of Everything) powerful short novel. The nightmare begins with her stepfather's inappropriate touching shortly after the birth of her half-sister, Layla, and gradually escalates. Byron warns her that Roxanne, Jillian's mom, won't believe her if she tells and later says he'll start abusing Layla if Jillian doesn't cooperate#paperback#quickread#vacationread