Forewarned

Wishing she could escape the shadow of her fractured family and her mother's too-soon rebound relationship, Daphne reluctantly heads to the family lake house in Northern Indiana. The tension with her mother is thick-especially when Daphne is the only one who knows her mom's boyfriend is hiding a dangerous secret. But Daphne's burden is far heavier than family drama. She harbors an unsettling gift-an ability to know the hidden truths of anyone she touches.
Last year that same intuition failed her when her best friend ignored Daphne's warning before a tragic accident. Now everyone at school blames Daphne for what happened. Haunted by guilt, Daphne is determined to keep her ability a secret.
When she meets the Vaughans-cool, popular, and effortlessly perfect next-door neighbors-Daphne is drawn into their world, seduced by the thrill of fitting in. Over the summer, whispers of danger from the lake grow louder. Her intuition screams someone will die, and not even the haze of weed can numb her fear.
Lara Vaughan wants to be a model or actress. Someday she'll go to California to become famous. When she meets Daphne, she finds a friend she can confide in. Mark is just the right sort of person to piss off her parents and get their attention. She comes on to him and then panics when she learns she's pregnant. No one can find out.
Mark Walters returns home after seven years in prison to the small lake town where he grew up. A town that thrives on the summer tourists and a private academy for rich kids from Chicago and Indianapolis. Mark got his GED in prison. When he meets a very drunk Phillip Vaughan, he can't believe his luck. Phillip is Prosecutor Vaughan's son. The prosecutor who stole Mark's life and his chances for a career in basketball. More than anything, Mark wants to make John Vaughan pay.
Daphne has scary, prickly premonitions about the lake. She knows someone will drown this summer, but who? All she wants to do is play the piano. It will help her sort things out. But the new piano hasn't arrived. When Daphne meets the kids next door she wants more than anything to fit in. Lara Vaughan is beautiful, most certainly popular, and her brother Lewis will be in the same grade as Daphne in the fall. She is drawn to them like the fly to a deadly pitcher plant. And when Phillip, their brother, passes her a joint. Everything is beautiful.
The clock is ticking. Daphne knows that to save a life, she'll have to confront her darkest secret- her ability to see someone's future - and risk losing everything she's worked so hard for. Can she stop the inevitable without exposing her truth? Or will the lake claim a victim-this time, someone she loves?

Award winning author, Tracey S. Phillips has played the piano since age three. She considers herself a serial artist who is an avid gardener, musician, piano teacher, artist, and author. She writes psychological thrillers and romantic suspense. BEST KEPT SECRETS won a Hugh Holton Award and she is a two-time finalist for the Claymore Award. In 2020 she created Blackbird Writers, a community of like-minded mystery authors. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and like some of her characters, she occasionally speaks with spirits on the other side.