âSmart, suspenseful, and full of complex characters.â âKaren M. McManus, New York Times bestselling author of One of Us Is Lying and Two Can Keep a Secret
Pretty Little Liars meets People Like Us in this âpage-ripping psychological thrillerâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about two teens who find their lives intertwined when an anonymous texter threatens to spill their secrets and uproot their livesânow with a brand-new look!
PRIVATE NUMBER: Wouldnât you look better without a cheater on your arm?
AMANDA: Who is this?
The daughter of small-town social climbers, Amanda Kelly is deeply invested in her boyfriend, real estate heir Carter Shaw. Heâs kind, ambitious, the town golden boyâbut heâs far from perfect. Because behind Amandaâs back, Carter is also dating Rosalie.
PRIVATE NUMBER: Iâm watching you, Sweetheart.
ROSALIE: Who IS this?
Rosalie Bell is fighting to remain true to herself and her girlfriendâwhile concealing her identity from her Christian fundamentalist parents. After years spent in and out of conversion âtherapy,â her own safety is her top priority. But maintaining a fake, straight relationship is killing her from the inside.
When an anonymous texter ropes Amanda and Rosalie into a bid to take Carter down, the girls become collateral damageâand unlikely allies in a fight to unmask their stalker before Private uproots their lives.
PRIVATE NUMBER: You shouldnât have ignored me. Now look what you made me doâŚ