book #3 in Michelle Jester's RUE the DAY series

BURN ME

Ranea Becker remembers almost nothing of her early childhood. What she does recall feels more like a hazy dream, loving parents, a cozy neighborhood, and a boy named Van who was her whole world. After her parents’ tragic death in a plane crash, a kind couple took her in, giving her the stable life she thought she’d lost forever.

Years later, while shopping for her wedding dress, Ranea catches sight of a man outside the boutique. A single mark on his neck freezes her in place. It’s a birthmark she hasn’t seen since childhood. In an instant, memories come rushing back: screams, blood, and Van being dragged away into a waiting car.

When she follows the man to a diner, she’s met with an impossible sight: the man with the birthmark is greeting her parents… the ones that have been dead for eighteen years.

After waking in a hospital bed with no explanation, Ranea knows one thing for certain: her life has been built on lies. To uncover the truth, she’ll have to dig into a past someone desperately wanted her to forget, and with Jeselle Parsons-Hayes by her side, she’s about to find out why.