There are three rules teenage girls must follow to stay alive in Modesto:

1. Trust no one.

2. Watch your back.

3. Be home before dark.

Sixteen-year-old Willow breaks all three of them the moment she arrives.

After a painful breakup, Willow is sent to live with her father in Modesto, California. But her new home is no safe haven.

Instead, she finds herself in a town haunted by rumors, missing girls, and secrets no one wants to discuss. Desperate for a fresh start, Willow is drawn to Roman Sullivan—the charming, rumor-shrouded baseball star from one of the town's most powerful families.

Then another girl disappears.

In a town built on secrets, Willow must decide whom she can trust before she becomes the next girl to vanish. Because in Modesto, predators don't always look dangerous.

Perfect for fans of The Cheerleaders, Where the Sweet Vines Grow is a haunting psychological suspense novel about manipulation, obsession, and the devastating cost of misplaced trust.