All families are dysfunctional.

Consequently, the distance between truth and fiction is marked and marred by habits of discretion and birth order.

But what happens when secrets coveted and shared by and between family, the people worthy of trust, begin to weigh down perceptions and distort the space between truth and the context of the damage caused?

The youngest of four, Adeena McGoine, is fiercely independent, resilient, and anxious as she travels cross country to visit her ailing oldest sister.

What will she learn about family? Can Adeena truly go home again? When do collective efforts to protect the innocent become overshadowed by pretense? Will this trip forever change Adeena’s perception of the truth?

Lilies Bloom, Lies Fester is a contemporary novella about habits of discretion, birth order, and the damage caused by the secrets coveted and shared between family members.

Believe me, you want in on this secret!