Description

Colleen Hoover (Margaret Colleen Fennell) is an author of young adult fiction and romance novels. She published her first novel, Slammed, in January 2012. In December 2012, she published Hopeless, which rose to the top of the New York Times best seller list. Many of her works have been self-published before being picked up by a publishing house.The Voss family is anything but normal. From the irritatingly perfect older siblings to the little half-brother who isn't allowed to do or eat anything fun. Then, there's Merit. She collects trophies she hasn't earned and secrets her family forces her to keep. While browsing the local antiques shop for another trophy, she meets Sagan. He's witty and idealistic and sparks renewed life into her-until she learns that he's completely unavailable. Merit retreats deeper into herself, watching her family from the sidelines, when she learns a secret that no trophy in the world can fix. Fed up with the lies, Merit decides to shatter the happy family illusion that she's never been a part of, leaving them behind for good. But when her escape plan fails, Merit is forced to deal with the staggering conse quences of telling the truth and losing the one boy she loves.