Weekend Friends

A Novel

For girls, middle school is practically The Hunger Games—for their mothers, it can be even worse.

Food photographer Rebecca and her tween daughter, Willow, move from Alaska to Boca Raton, leaving behind their terrible secret about the death of Rebecca's husband. They're ready to start anew in the warmth of the sunshine state, hoping it will help vanquish Willow's night terrors.

As her daughter becomes controlled and bullied by the popular group, Rebecca is drawn closer to the charismatic head of school, Mr. Brady. A hot and steamy—though uncertain—relationship begins. Soon, lies, deception, and secrets cause everything to spiral out of control and both mother and daughter find themselves on the wrong side of their gated community with devastating repercussions.

Full of dark twists and turns, Weekend Friends makes you grateful you're no longer a tween . . . or the parent of one.

©2023 Bella Ellwood-Clayton (P)2023 Tantor

little weird

I don't think suicide and graphic sex scenes totally belong in the same book. The characters were developed but this was kind of all over the place. Not sure I'd recommend