Trapped
It all starts to go wrong one perfect, early summer evening on the Hempstead Turnpike. That's when something pulls on the secret thread that holds my life together, and starts the great unraveling.I don't know it at the time, of course. I think all is well, that I'm holding things together, as always. Okay, Kelly and I have been fighting a lot lately, but that's what happens with teenagers, right? All I have to do is stick to my guns, keep on being an involved parent, paying attention to my willful daughter, and everything will come out fine. Right?
I couldn't have been more wrong.
Normally I try to avoid the turnpike at peak traffic hours, but this time there'd been no choice. Mrs. Haley Tanner wanted a third fitting for the wedding party, and when Haley calls, you drop whatever and respond. She and her new husband are hosting her stepdaughter's very lavish wedding— nine tents, two bands, three caterers—at their Oyster Bay estate, and she's worried the bridesmaids may have put on a pound or two. Despite her obnoxious habit of summoning people at the very last possible moment, Haley is actually sort of likable, in a nervous, insecure, please-help-me way. So worried she's g ... read full excerpt from Trapped ebook
