Freefall

Sixteen-year-old Airin Marks is funny, bright, and has big dreams: to become a writer and learn to fly. But she also has a secret — a secret that comes with guilt, bad memories, and more than a few nightmares. Twenty-year-old Ry Truman is unorthodox, headstrong, and passionate about one thing above all others: skydiving. Like Airin, he’s got some baggage — in the form of an ex-girlfriend who’s left him with a particularly nasty parting gift. When the pair meets at the drop zone Ry hasopened near Airin’s home, sparks fly... but this won’t be a simple summer romance. For one thing, neither is ready to dive headfirst into a relationship. For another, Airin’s overprotective stepfather has a thing or two to say about her new obsession. And then there’s Diego Montgomery, the strange writer who’s taken to hanging around the zone to research his next novel. Diego’s attention seems more focused on Airin than on anything else, and before long, both Ry and Airin start to wonder if Diego really is who he says he is. Told in the alternating voices of Airin and Ry, this perfect summer read builds to a devastating climax.