You will be surprised by the ending! Lane and her son return to Walton, Georgia to make a new life for themselves by running a small cafe. Lane’s new neighbor is Charlie, a young policeman who isa veteran who fought in Afghanistan. Lane and Charlie meet in a forest when Lane accidentally trips on a young teenager’s body and Charlie hears her scream and finds her with the beaten, bruised young girl’s body.
The young couple are attracted to each other, but Lane is cautious about trusting anyone with her four year old son, Noah.
You will have to read the book for yourself to find out how investigating this case puts everyone’s life in danger , and how Lane’s past does not ruin her future.

In LIVING LIES, NATALIE WALTERS deals with heavy subjects such as depression, suicide, murder, family relationships and war vets suffering from PTSD, but she has encased all this in a beautiful love story.
We are reminded of the importance of acceptance, unconditional love, faith and hope for the future.
The characters are believable and well portrayed and the story is exciting.
I was given a free copy of the book by NetGalley from Revell. The opinions in this review are completely my own.

Living Lies by Walters is book to keep you on the edge of your seat and deliver an important message at the same time.
The opening scene captures your attention and creates a ton of questions in your mind. Lane deals with depression and the author gives a very accurate portrayal of depression. From a serious perspective, I found her descriptions of growing up with it the most interesting. You don’t realize what a child or teen must feel when they have depression and not understand what it is or how to deal with it and why they are different. Her family dynamics added more complications in dealing with it.

We also have a mystery of a murdered young woman. One of the suspects is a veteran from Vietnam who deals with PTSD. Once again the author did an amazing job of sharing not only his experiences, his trouble coping but also reminding us of how unfairly they were treated when they returned.
In addition to all of this was a beautiful romance. Charlie the new detective is a retired Marine who has his own experiences of depression and its repercussions. His acceptance of her and his growing feelings were beautiful. It is what you want in any relationship: that acceptance and that feeling that we are in this together. The question is can she accept it.
I highly recommend this book. It takes on more serious subject matter and is worth the read.

I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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