Addie Downs and Valerie Adler
will be best friends forever. That's what Addie believes
after Valerie moves across the street when they're both nine
years old. But in the wake of betrayal during their teenage
years, Val is swept into the popular crowd, while mousy,
sullen Addie becomes her school's scapegoat.
Flash-forward
fifteen years. Valerie Adler has found a measure of fame and
fortune working as the weathergirl at the local TV station.
Addie Downs lives alone in her parents' house in their small
hometown of Pleasant Ridge, Illinois, caring for a troubled
brother and trying to meet Prince Charming on the Internet.
She's just returned from Bad Date #6 when she opens her door
to find her long-gone best friend standing there, a
terrified look on her face and blood on the sleeve of her
coat. "Something horrible has happened," Val tells Addie,
"and you're the only one who can help."
Best Friends
Forever is a grand, hilarious, edge-of-your-seat
adventure; a story about betrayal and loyalty, family
history and small-town secrets. It's about living through
tragedy, finding love where you least expect it, and the
ties that keep best friends together.