Lingering Echoes by Erica Kiefer (Young Adult Contemporary)

Author: Erica Kiefer
Series: Lingering Echoes, Book 1
Genres: Love & Romance, Social Issues / Physical & Emotional Abuse, Young Adult Fiction
Tags: Can be read as stand alone, contemporary, danger, death, dying, emotions, First book in a series, Friendship, high school, loss, love, Love Story, pain, realistic fiction, romance, Romantic Suspense, Series is complete, suspense, teen fiction, torn, tragedy, young adult, young adult contemporary romance
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Publication Year: 2013
ASIN: B00GC5B07Y
ISBN: 1940534291

Returning to Hidden Pines is the last thing Allie Collins wants. The family cabin where she spent her youthful summers now holds a dark memory. Then Allie meets Damien, a local rebel with secrets of his own. By the time Allie unearths the mystery of Damien’s past, she realizes how intricately they are connected. Now, she is caught in a dangerous battle that threatens her life and those she loves.

About the Book

You can’t change the past… no matter how much you want to.”

If only Allie Collins could go back to that tragic day one year ago, perhaps she could escape the guilt that haunts her. In reality, there was no altering her cousin’s death or the role she played.

Then she meets Damien Michaels, a dark-haired stranger on a dirt bike, who seems to watch Allie and know more about her than he should. Veiling his own secrets, including a mysterious scar and unexplained tattoo, Allie knows she shouldn’t trust him–especially as she digs up a past Damien desperately wants to forget. She also doesn’t believe in summer romances, yet she finds her attraction to him growing beyond his striking grey eyes.

Unfortunately, Allie discovers he is hiding a dark past which is far from over, endangering her life and those she loves.

Reviewed by Cynthia Shepp

Violence

This book is mainly about gangs and gang violence. There is death, murder, a tiny hint of could-be rape when a few boys attacked Brooke and Allie. There is murder of innocents, a child (Damien's sister), and teenagers.

Language

I don't remember any cuss words. I never noticed it before but I don't even know how she managed that in a book about gangs.

Romance/Sensuality

There is no more than a few kisses. There were a few hints towards a bit more (right before Damien was going to leave and the gang guys showed up at the cabin), but only hints.

Drugs/Alcohol/Smoking

Supernatural Characters: None.

About the Author

Erica Kiefer

Erica Kiefer’s debut novel Lingering Echoes was published by Clean Teen Publishing in November 2013. She continued the series with Rumors (A Lingering Echoes Prequel) and her newest release Vanishing Act. All of her books can be read as stand-alone contemporary YA fiction, touched with romance, emotional drama and suspense. With a degree in Recreation Therapy from Brigham Young University, Erica’s experiences working with at-risk youth have influenced the realistic and relatable nature of her writing. Her first inspirational non-fiction entitled Borrowed Angel (published in April 2014 with Currawong Press) describes the loss of her infant son and her journey towards healing.

Married since 2005, Erica resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with her four children and can often be found satisfying her sweet-tooth with chocolate-chip cookies and a glass of milk. Now and then, she dusts off her collegiate rugby skills and dives back into the game.

Other Books in "Lingering Echoes"

Rumors

Vanishing Act

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