Tell Me Lies

Carola Lovering

A dual-perspective coming-of-age novel following Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco from their first meeting at a Southern California college through a volatile, years-long on-and-off relationship that follows them into adult life in New York City. Lucy is trying to outrun old wounds from her family while falling for a charismatic but deeply self-serving man who hides a damaging secret. The story is less a traditional romance and more a psychologically sharp character study of why a smart woman stays entangled with the wrong person for so long.