Autor Amy Beashel

Would it kill you to smile, darling? Perhaps… A men-only charity dinner. A clutch of young waitresses. The jokes are uncomfortable.The hands linger. The collars loosen. Behind closed doors, the wine flows.The night is dark. The faces blur. The memories…

Izzy feels invisible. Trapped under the weight of expectation and censored by shame. Her mum Steph and best friend Grace have always been there to save her.But with one under the control of her stepfather and the other caught in the throes of new love,…