Four connected stories about the private lives of three small-town girls: a runaway, an outsider, and a reckless girl. This is the story of how their lives intertwine over the course of one hot summer.

These three girls will break your heart!

Gloria Dean. Inexperienced. A runaway. Tries to start a new life in Carnal, but she can’t run away from herself. Donnell must never learn what she did with Joe Murphy in the back of his Volvo. Rafia Saad. An outsider. Wants to be more like her American friends. Her loved ones can never know what she did with the football team at Veronica’s party. Veronica Smith. Reckless. Lives in a cocoon of wealth and privilege. Screws up a lot, but always manages to skate out of trouble.

Until now . . .

Four connected stories about the private lives of three small-town girls. In the thrilling climax, Veronica finds herself pitted against Donnell and an entire crew of henchmen.

Explicit urban fiction taut with suspense.

Contains the full text from American Girl, Dirty Business and The Sitter Needs a Ride. Also, first time in print, the titular story, The Neighbors Will Talk. Four stories connected to make one edge of your seat thriller.