Nobody's Business

Nobody's Business
Publisher Name
Linda Duddridge
Age Range
14+
Release Date
July 13, 2021
ISBN13
978-1-7775858-1-5
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A semi-finalist in the Publisher's Weekly Booklife Prize Fiction Contest, Nobody's Business is a deep dive into family secrets, self-forgiveness, and learning when to speak up.

Some secrets should never be kept.

CJ Witmore seems to have the perfect life, but being the son of a Hollywood star means keeping a dark family secret. Despite constant pleas from his girlfriend, CJ refuses to share that part of his life, fearful that if she learns the truth, his whole world will crumble.

Enter Emily, a girl CJ meets at the worst possible time, as he’s being triggered by an upsetting phone call. Although CJ’s first interaction with Emily is a disaster, he finds her intriguing. Hell, he may even like her, but he’s soon forced to ask himself: Who is Emily? What is she hiding? It seems Emily has secrets of her own.

When CJ learns the details of his Dad’s impending marriage, he’s no longer able to think of just himself. CJ must do whatever it takes to protect a boy he barely knows, even if it means putting himself at risk. He’s forced to face his past and decide once and for all if his secrets are everyone’s business or nobody’s business.

Trigger Warning: abuse (sexual, physical, emotional), suicide, child pornography

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When you step into this book you know the world you are entering and have prepared yourself. CJ has survived a grim childhood of abuse. As you move back and forth between present and past the secrets that CJ holds so desperately close reveal themselves even as he slowly unravels. What you may not be prepared for is not wanting to step away from story for too long because you want CJ to reveal what happened to to him so he can begin to truly heal. And you will also not be prepared for all the secrets he’s been keeping and just how deep his self loathing, guilt and confusion truly go. This is a character who is going to stay with me because I felt his pain as I read and I needed to know whether or not he would be okay and if that is even possible after what he’d been through.
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