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The first book in Bella Christian's compelling new series explores the deadliness of teenage bullying and it's awful consequences...Fourteen-year-old Jessie Angel's life has turned into a nightmare. For reasons she's unable to fathom, she's become the target of a ruthless bully. Veronica Blackwood, the most popular girl at Wheeler High, has made it her mission to destroy Jessie. At school, on social media, even texts to Jessie's phone... There's no escape from Veronica's maliciousness and there's no one Jessie can turn to.Her mother, Belinda, is a recovering alcoholic. Though she cares for Jessie, she has her own battles to fight.Her father, Ryan, is the local police sergeant. He's kind and gentle and loves her, but as the only cop in Wheeler, he's busy and distracted with this work.Her best friend, Sarah Simmons, knows a bit about what's going on and tries to help, but Jessie's too ashamed to let even her best friend in on the full extent of what is going on.Then there's child psychologist, Holly Walsh. Getting therapy was Jessie's Dad's idea and sometimes talking to Holly makes Jessie feel better, but not even to Holly can she tell the whole truth.There is no one who knows the true extent of her pain...or the darkness that so closely beckons.Is there anyone who can save her from Veronica Blackwood?

The second book in Bella Christian's electrifying series deals with the aftermath of Jessie's deadly actions and the search for answers...Police Sergeant Ryan Angel's life has been devastated. His only child has taken her life...using his service revolver. How could he have been so stupid as to leave the gun unattended?He'd known his daughter was struggling. Jessie had come to him more than once about problems she was having at school. Veronica Blackwood, the mayor's daughter, was making Jessie's life hell. Ryan did what any loving, protective parent would do. He'd confronted the mayor and demanded the man pull his daughter into line.He'd also arranged for Jessie to attend a child psychologist. Holly Walsh was new in town. They'd met through her work with troubled juveniles who found themselves on the wrong side of the law. Ryan liked what he saw in Holly and was relieved when his daughter had agreed to therapy.But now he's staring at his daughter's coffin and he's overwhelmed with guilt. He's also furious at the people who were meant to be helping his little girl. Namely, Holly Walsh. She was meant to make his daughter feel better, not bring her to the point where she chose to end her life.Will Ryan find it in his heart to forgive Holly for letting Jessie down? More importantly, will he forgive himself?

The third book in Bella Christian's compelling This is Where it Ends series will leave you reeling as the consequences of Jessie's actions continue to snowball...Child psychologist Holly Walsh is living a nightmare. The shocking tragedy of Jessie Angel's death hits Holly hard and takes her back to a time more than a year earlier when another young teen chose suicide as a way to bring an end to their pain.The realization that Holly has utterly failed a client for a second time emotionally paralyzes her. Consumed with guilt and struggling to keep up appearances, she fails to notice the effect all of this is having on her daughter, Sarah Simmons.And then there is Jessie's father. Police Sergeant Ryan Angel is furious at Holly for failing his daughter. Holly was meant to help Jessie. Now she's lying in the cemetery.The more Holly tries to pretend she's coping, the more her life unravels. Sarah blames her for Jessie's suicide. Even worse, Holly blames herself.Will she learn to forgive herself for her part in Jessie's death? Even more importantly, will Ryan and Sarah?

This is the fourth book in Bella Christian's must-read new series This is Where it Ends...When fourteen-year-old Sarah Simmons discovers her best friend has taken her own life, her world is turned upside down. All year, she's been aware Jessie Angel was being bullied by Veronica Blackwood and all year Sarah has tried to help. But it hasn't been enough. Jessie has taken her father's service revolver and has shot herself in the head.Sarah should have tried harder, done more, told her mother sooner...Devastated by Jessie's death and plagued with overwhelming guilt, Sarah tries to take her own life. When that fails, she's thrown even deeper into despair. She starts cutting school, lying to her mom, taking drugs, hanging out with an undesirable crowd. Anything to numb the pain of Jessie's death and Sarah's failure to save her.Meanwhile her mom, Holly Walsh, child psychologist extraordinaire, does her best to get Sarah to talk. Talk. As if that's going to change anything. What good is talk? It's never going to bring Jessie back or dissolve the mountain of pain and guilt that continues to consume her.And then there's Veronica Blackwood...the girl who made Jessie's life a living hell. The girl who bullied Sarah's best friend to death. Somehow, Sarah must make Veronica pay...or die trying.

The fifth book and final instalment in Bella Christian's compelling new series, This is Where it Ends...On the surface, fourteen-year-old Veronica Blackwood has it all. She's the only child of Wheeler's glamor couple. Her mother comes from old money. Her father is a hotshot lawyer. He's also the mayor of Wheeler.Smart, slim and beautiful, Veronica is the most popular girl at Wheeler High. All the other girls wish they could be her. The boys look at her with longing. She loves every second of the attention. In fact, she craves it. Somehow it helps to replace the lack of attention she receives at home...And so what if she amuses herself at the expense of others? The occasional mean comment to a loser doesn't make her a bully. Jessie Angel is weak. She ought to toughen up. It's her own fault she's become a frequent target.Then Jessie Angel kills herself and Veronica is put into a spin. Not because she's shocked by what Jessie has done, or even mourns the girl's demise. No, it's because all of a sudden the kids at Wheeler High are looking at her differently...many with accusation in their eyes.It's not her fault Jessie Angel shot herself in the head It's not fair to be blamed for the stupid girl's death. Veronica might have teased and tormented Jessie every now and then, but that was just a bit of fun. How was she to know Jessie Angel had taken it all so seriously?Honestly, the kids at Wheeler High need to wake up to themselves and lay the blame for Jessie's death where it really lies... At Jessie Angel's feet. As far as Veronica's concerned, if Jessie was that weak, good riddance. Surely it's only a matter of time before the rest of Wheeler High see that?Isn't it...?