THE SYNOPSIS
Liz, having changed her name to Sarah Elizabeth Fischer, fled Chicago to the sanctuary of the West Coast. Struggling to make peace with her past, Liz, now Sarah, is tormented by flashbacks. The haunting memories never fade, and she grieves for the life she thought was hers. By battling her “pleaser” tendencies, she learns to live for herself. Settling into her life as a bookstore clerk, and friend to roller derby girl Erin, she starts to break out of her scarred childhood. Just turning twenty, “Sarah” is ready to grab on to life with both hands. She creates a whole new persona, leaving her past behind. That is, until a stranger visits...
Learning that the key to unlocking her family’s origins lies across the ocean, Liz embarks on a trip that will change the course of her life forever. Joined by Caleb, Liz starts unearthing secrets that were best left buried. Threatened by multiple foes, her past and present collide, leaving the fate of her future uncertain.
Will Caleb be able to save her again?
A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR
Sinful Relations is about reinvention, and the illusion that distance alone can make us anew.
When Liz becomes Sarah, she isn’t just changing her name; she’s attempting to outrun memory, grief, and the quiet habits that kept her small for so long. This book explores the aftermath of survival — the part no one talks about. The loneliness that lingers. The instinct to please. The exhausting effort of building a life that feels like it truly belongs to you.
But the past rarely disappears simply because we refuse to look at it. In this chapter of Liz’s journey, I wanted to examine what happens when the search for identity becomes a search for origin — when the need for answers outweighs the bliss of ignorance. Sinful Relations asks a difficult question: how far are you willing to go for the truth, and who might pay the price when you find it?
– K.A. STANDEN