And Laney is going to show them just how true. When a ghost from her past resurfacesthe bully who broke her down completelyshe decides it's time to live up to her own legend. She's not looking for new friends, but they find her: charming, handsome Armin, the only guy patient enough to work through her thorny defensesand fiery, filterless Blythe, the bad girl and partner in crime who has thorns of her own. College is her chance to start with a clean slate. Im a newbie Leah Raeder fan, I read Black Iris not too long ago and it. I loved those moments when the characters would quote poems, writings, and yes 80s lyrics. And on top of that, Leah was able to incorporate literary references and quotes without being pretentious. I loved Leah Raeders descriptive writing style. If Laney could erase that whole year, she would. Its one of those books you cant stop thinking about long after you are done with it. and her vices truly grabbed me when I was reading this book. Dark, twisted, gritty, intense, pain, suspense - this book has it all. Mentally ill, messed up, so messed up even her own mother decided she wasn't worth sticking around for. It only took one moment of weakness for Laney Keating's world to fall apart. Pierce, bestselling author of the Night Owl trilogy), and called ' one of the best forbidden romances' (Lauren Blakely, New York Times bestselling author).Love is not a thing that we create. The next dark and sexy romantic suspense novel from the USA TODAY bestselling author of Unteachable, praised for its ' lush, haunting prose, deft storytelling, and scorching sensuality' (M.

Black Iris by Leah Raeder