A shooting star ... Carey Baldwin aims high and doesn't disappoint. If you like Lisa Jackson and Karen Rose, Carey Baldwin is right up your dark, twisty alley! ~New York Times Bestselling Author, Wendy Corsi Staub
Carey Baldwin's books are brilliant, beautiful--and very, very scary. Don't start reading at night unless
you plan to be up way past your bedtime. ~Courtney Milan, New York Times Bestselling Author
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Scintillating suspense! ~Cindy Gerard, New York Times Bestselling Author
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Let me thrill you!
Her First Mistake: An utterly gripping psychological thriller with a breath taking twist
Published by Bookouture
Releases April 30, 2021
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It wasn't her fault. She never meant to hurt anyone.
A lonely young woman with a tragic past gives in to her worst instincts and is transformed into her best self. Socially awkward Mia Thornton runs into her fellow teachers out on the town and realizes she’s been excluded from their monthly gatherings. When pretty, popular Celeste Cooper drops her car keys, Mia pockets them in an act of petty revenge that leads to an unintended consequence—Celeste goes missing. Determined to make amends for her part in things, Mia involves herself in the search for Celeste. But as she grows closer to the missing woman’s family, she discovers a dark secret, forcing her to confront the danger that’s been following her since her girlhood.