As the anger slowly drained out of him, Bruce glanced down the street and saw neighbors standing on stoops and porches in bathrobes and pajamas, whispering and pointing. One even had a camera phone out, and snapped a picture of Bruce in the squad car.
Even through the fog of alcohol, he realized how bad this looked. He’d been arrested on Robin Platt’s lawn at two in the morning. His first thought was Elizabeth. How would he ever explain this to her?
Panic rose up in his throat.
Oh, God, he thought. What have I done?
Also by Francine Pascal
Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later
SERIES
Sweet Valley High
Sweet Valley Twins
Sweet Valley Kids
Sweet Valley University
Fearless
YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
Hangin’ Out with Cici (My Mother Was Never a Kid)
My First Love and Other Disasters
Love and Betrayal
Hand-Me-Down Kid
The Ruling Class
ADULT NOVELS
Save Johanna
If Wishes Were Horses…(La Villa)
Little Crew of Butchers
NONFICTION
The Strange Case of Patty Hearst (with John Pascal)
THEATER
George M! (with Michael Stewart and John Pascal)
About the Author
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Francine Pascal is the creator of Sweet Valley and is one of the most popular fiction writers of all time. As a theater lover and Tony voter, Ms. Pascal is on the Advisory Board of the American Theatre Wing. Her favorite sport is a monthly poker game. She lives in New York City and France.
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE SWEET LIFE #2: LIES AND OMISSIONS. Copyright © 2012 by Francine Pascal. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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e-ISBN: 9781429958349
First Edition: July 2012
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