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ONE BREATH AWAY
Available June 19, 2012

In the midst of a sudden spring snowstorm, an unknown man armed with a gun walks into an elementary school classroom. Outside the school, the town of Broken Branch watches and waits.

Officer Meg Barrett holds the responsibility for the town’s children in her hands. Will Thwaite, reluctantly entrusted with the care of his two grandchildren by the daughter who left home years earlier, stands by helplessly and wonders if he has failed his child again. Trapped in her classroom, Evelyn Oliver watches for an opportunity to rescue the children in her care. And thirteen-year-old Augie, already struggling with the aftermath of a terrible accident that has brought her to Broken Branch, will risk her own safety to protect her little brother.

As tension mounts with passing each minute, the hidden fears and grudges of the small town are revealed as the people of Broken Branch race to uncover the identity of the stranger who holds their children hostage.

THESE THINGS HIDDEN
by Heather Gudenkauf
Available January 25, 2011

Allison Glenn tried to hide what happened that night...and failed. The consequence? Five years in prison. Now she's free. But secrets have a way of keeping you caged...When Allison is sent to prison for a heinous crime, she leaves behind her reputation as Linden Falls' golden girl forever. Her parents deny the existence of their once-perfect child. Her former friends exult in her downfall. Her sister, Brynn, faces the whispered rumours every day in the hallways of their small Iowa high school. It's Brynn - shy, quiet Brynn - who carries the burden of what really happened that night. All she wants is to forget Allison and the past that haunts her. But then Allison is released, and is more determined than ever to speak with her sister. Now their legacy of secrets is focused on one little boy. And if the truth is revealed, the consequences will be unimaginable for the adoptive mother who loves him, the girl who tried to protect him and the two sisters who hold the key to all that is hidden.

"The lives of these four women are intertwined and the truth may destroy them all. Gudenkauf slowly reveals the story using the voices of all four. The tale is well told and slowly evolves from one character to the next before it all comes crashing down. These Things Hidden is a book that you will not put down!"
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"Heather Gudenkauf has captured heart-wrenching emotion and spilled it out on the pages of her moving novel, which will touch you and leave you bleeding for the characters in THESE THINGS HIDDEN. A remarkable story."
~Fresh Fiction

"Oh man this book packs a serious punch that left me reeling by the end of the book. This is such a roller coaster ride of a book."
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"What a brilliant novel Heather Gudenkauf has written... My rating: 5 of 5 stars."
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"The author slowly and expertly reveals the truth in a tale so chillingly real, it could have come from the latest headlines. (Feb.)."
Read the full review at Publishers Weekly

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