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Sometimes I forget for an hour or
two that she’s with me. Sometimes I convince myself that she was only a dream.
Or that I’m crazy. But then, for no reason I can name, I’m instantly aware of her
company, or I hear her whisper in my head. And that’s when I remind myself that
she’s been there all along, as constant as my heartbeat.
For as long as Lily Winston can
remember, she has never been alone. Iris, a shadowy figure who mimics Lily’s
movements and whispers secrets in her ear, is with her always—but invisible to
the rest of the world. Lily has never told anyone about this shadow girl, and
has come to accept Iris’ presence as a comforting constant in her otherwise
isolated life.
But everything changes
on the morning of Lily’s seventeenth birthday. Her father is killed in a
terrible accident. Her mother sinks into a deep depression. And suddenly, Iris
begins twisting herself more and more into Lily’s everyday life, possessing her
thoughts and urging her to put together the pieces of a puzzle her father left
behind. The only person Lily can confide in is Ty Collier, a mysterious boy who
came to their small town in search of Lily’s father, and who seems to be
harboring his own deep secrets.
As Lily searches
for answers, she realizes that she and Iris are more intimately linked than she
had ever imagined. Together, Lily and Ty must untangle a web of deception to
discover the truth about the shadow girl’s past—and Lily’s own identity.
