St. Martin's Press
April 2011
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Featuring: Jude Farraday; Lexi Baill
400 pages ISBN: 0312364423 EAN: 9780312364427 Kindle: B004IZLRU0 Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
Jude Farraday is a happily married, stay-at-home mom who puts everyoneβs needs above her own. Her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. When Lexi Baill enters their lives, no one is more supportive than Jude. A former foster child with a dark past, Lexi quickly becomes Miaβs best friend. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. But senior year of high school brings unexpected dangers and one night, Judeβs worst fears are confirmed: there is an accident. In an instant, her idyllic life is shattered and her close-knit community is torn apart. Peopleβand Judeβdemand justice, and when the finger of blame is pointed, it lands solely on eighteen-year-old Lexi Baill. In a heartbeat, their love for each other will be shattered, the family broken. Lexi gives up everything that matters to herβthe boy she loves, her place in the family, the best friend she ever hadβwhile Jude loses even more.
When Lexi returns, older and wiser, she demands a reckoning. Long buried feelings will rise again, and Jude will finally have to face the woman she has become. She must decide whether to remain broken or try to forgive both Lexiβ¦and herself.
Night Road is a vivid, emotionally complex novel that raises profound questions about motherhood, loss, identity, and forgiveness. It is an exquisite, heartbreaking novel that speaks to women everywhere about the things that matter most.