Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Dangerous Lies
    Dangerous Lies
    Dangerous Lies
    Audiobook10 hours

    Dangerous Lies

    Written by Becca Fitzpatrick

    Narrated by Madeleine Maby

    4/5

    ()

    Switch to ebook

    About this audiobook

    A teen is forced to make a fresh start after witnessing a violent crime—but love and danger find her anyway in this “swoonworthy romance” (Kirkus Reviews) from Becca Fitzpatrick, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hush, Hush saga.

    Stella Gordon’s life is a lie.

    She does not belong in Thunder Basin, Nebraska. As the star witness in a murder trial against a drug dealer, Stella is now in the Witness Protection Program. The small town locals can never know who she really is. Not even Chet Falconer, the one boy who makes her want to reveal her true self. She knows that telling the truth will only bring violence to this safe haven.

    Despite how hard Stella tries to stay under the radar, danger is fast approaching. Criminals have a way of getting rid of witnesses, and Stella may have made the one mistake that could lead the cold-blooded men hunting for her right to her doorstep.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateNov 10, 2015
    ISBN9781442388604
    Author

    Becca Fitzpatrick

    Becca Fitzpatrick is the author of Black Ice, Dangerous Lies, and the Hush, Hush saga, including Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence; and Finale—all four of which debuted as New York Times bestsellers. She graduated college with a degree in health, which she promptly abandoned for storytelling. When not writing, she’s most likely running, prowling sales racks for shoes, or watching crime dramas on TV. She lives in Colorado with her family. Find out more at BeccaFitzpatrick.com.

    Related to Dangerous Lies

    Related audiobooks

    YA Romance For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      All Of Us Here

      Jun 4, 2020

      All Of Us Here
      6 min read

    • Article

      The Lives of Bryan

      Jun 1, 2023

      The Lives of Bryan
      19 min read

    • Article

      Lil Spin

      May 17, 2019

      Lil Spin
      8 min read

    • Article

      Begin Again

      Jun 14, 2022

      My grandfather came to live with me. There was nowhere else for him to go. What had happened to all his children? Death, decay, exile—I hardly know. My own parents died of pain. But I must not be too gloomy, at the beginning, or you will leave me, an

      6 min read

    • Article

      A Tourist at Home

      May 10, 2019

      A Tourist at Home
      16 min read

    • Article

      The Silhouette Artist

      Jul 25, 2019

      The Silhouette Artist
      6 min read

    • Article

      Parakeet

      May 29, 2020

      Parakeet
      11 min read

    • Article

      The Freshening

      Sep 15, 2018

      My cashier’s black hair was beautiful. Though not unlike mine, it was shinier and thicker, and hung glamorously down to her waist. It looked strong, too, like Christopher Reeve’s in the Superman movies. A strand of Superman’s silvery hair could hold

      21 min read

    • Article

      Nugrybauti

      Apr 24, 2019

      Nugrybauti
      8 min read

    • Article

      Crime Wave

      May 10, 2019

      Crime Wave
      13 min read

    • Article

      A Good Samaritan

      Dec 6, 2022

      It was hot that day, hot for the morning and hot for April and with a stickiness in the air that suggested something had to break. I was headed up the street to ask my neighbor Meech to give me a jump when I heard a scream come from the fourplex next

      10 min read

    • Article

      ANGER Mismanagement

      Feb 9, 2020

      Mr Stable has asked me to pick up his drycleaning, as he’s going to ‘babysit’ at his ex-wife’s apartment, while she attends a tango class. “Maybe she’ll find a new love?” I’m a sucker for happy endings, so I can’t help hoping that his ex-wife will fi

      3 min read

    • Article

      High Rise

      Aug 6, 2021

      High Rise
      24 min read

    • Article

      Come with Me

      Dec 1, 2022

      Come with Me
      12 min read

    • Article

      Righteous

      Jan 22, 2019

      Righteous
      8 min read

    • Article

      The Convict

      Jul 10, 2020

      The Convict
      5 min read

    • Article

      Haunted

      Sep 27, 2023

      Haunted
      6 min read

    • Article

      Kings

      Jun 5, 2023

      1.Kings lie down to zip up their jeans,buy Cetaphil, candy, magazinesat Walgreens because they canwalk there unsupervised, describeblowjobs they’ve given to seniorsin cars, spend what they think of astheir own money. Home sick from school,they learn

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Last Friend on Earth

      May 4, 2023

      It was as if Doreen Saunders had been waiting for me, passing the time until my arrival. She might as well have been sitting in a rocking chair, knitting needles clicking, jam tarts cooling on the side, the door wide open, waiting for the next visito

      6 min read

    • Article

      The Leather Coat

      Apr 4, 2024

      The Leather Coat
      6 min read

    • Article

      Restless Souls

      Mar 6, 2018

      Restless Souls
      8 min read

    • Article

      Ghost Girl, Banana

      Aug 21, 2023

      By the time I was 25, there were only two things I remembered about Mumma. The first was that she smelled of watermelons, the second was that we were happy. We’d taken our father’s name of course, but a name is only half a story. The other half exist

      6 min read

    • Article

      Dirtnap

      Dec 15, 2019

      I was staying at Jean’s apartment in LA for two months to escape an especially dire Oregon winter and to test how much weight our relationship could bear. We had been conducting a long-distance romance for nearly a year then, back-and-forth visits an

      24 min read

    • Article

      ‘Sing to It’: Featured Fiction from Amy Hempel

      Mar 25, 2019

      If she was home at night in her husband’s bed, did he care what she did with her days? The post ‘Sing to It’: Featured Fiction from Amy Hempel appeared first on The Millions.

      7 min read

    • Article

      Rising Sign

      Feb 4, 2021

      Rising Sign
      10 min read

    • Article

      The Man I Should Have Married

      Dec 29, 2019

      The Man I Should Have Married
      11 min read

    • Article

      Let’s Say

      Oct 7, 2022

      I magine a sticky, early August morning, around three o’clock. It is dark, the moon blocked by clouds, no streetlights, a siren in the distance, medics running to a heart attack. Imagine a man out on a bike or walking a sick dog, or maybe a woman who

      10 min read

    Related categories

    Reviews for Dangerous Lies

    4/5

    61 ratings7 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 1/5
      I didn't finish this book because Stella is an insufferable, selfish, boring brat. I spent the first hundred pages wishing someone would come and kill her.
    • 2/5
      I'm only on chapter 3 but I can't get through anymore of the audio book. I so far have loved all the books I've listened to by Becca Fitzpatrick, but this narrators voice is not appropriate for the character. The narrator seems like she's not enjoying the story and her voice is too old for the character.
    • 3/5
      It was 3 stars. Promising beginning ...good read..but the ending was a bit rushed. In the end I was wondering "What happened to Reed?" I had to rewind the last two chapters and then I heard it. they quickly wrapped up his ending like nothing. in the beginning I thought he was going to be a main character but I was disappointed. this was an audio read and I had no problems with the narrator. At home I read but when I'm driving I use the audio versions. FYI.
    • 2/5
      Teenager Estella Goodwinn is now in WITSEC after witnessing a violent crime and agreeing to testify against the man who killed her mother's drug dealer. She's taken from her friends and family, and the hustle and bustle of city life and plunked in the middle of nowhere in Nebraska for her own safety.

      Her name has been changed from Estella to Stella. Really creative, especially since she's now in WITSEC because criminals want to find her and kill her. And she HATES the name Stella. Shut up. She's not a likeable character. She's disrespectful to the woman who takes her in. There were so many things I didn't like... the town's baseball star and everyone's leniency towards his actions; Stella's comment about Inny's baby was ignorant; Stella loves Reed, oh wait, no, Stella loves Chet. Ugh.
    • 5/5
      Review courtesy of Dark Faerie TalesQuick & Dirty: A gripping thriller infused in romance! Though the main character began bratty and ungrateful, her development was worth watching.Opening Sentence: An angry rap shook the hotel room door.The Review:Estella is forced to give up her life, her home, and her boyfriend after agreeing to testify against her mother’s drug dealer in a murder case. She goes into witness protection to avoid the dealer’s powerful cartel who will be out to silence her before she testifies, and ends up in Thunder Basin, Nebraska in a deep cover story. Now named Stella Gordon and pretending to be a foster child, she must navigate her terrifying position, her guardian the former cop, and an unsettling attraction to a boy named Chet.I’ve read some of Becca Fitzpatrick’s work in the past. As far as the Hush, Hush series goes, I enjoyed it and read the first three books, but sometimes grew irritated with the hazy plot structure and confusing characters. So I went into this story slightly wary but excited for another chance to read this author – despite the previous series’s shortcomings, I found the writing style lovely. And it was a completely different premise, a thriller and not a paranormal. From the beginning I found myself enjoying it – the constant action, emotion, and romance ensnared me.The main character was hilarious in her witty one-liners. When the novel began, I found her bratty, definitely entitled, and ungrateful, but I loved watching her progress throughout the story. She developed into a much more empathetic and honest person, even living within a thick web of lies, and I appreciated the way the author handled her. Despite her character flaws in the beginning, I still loved her unwillingness to back down. She was a very strong, determined girl even in the situation she found herself in. I could compare her to Tess from The Fixer, which as far as I’m concerned is a high compliment. Others that reviewed it had more of a problem with her character than I did, so others might not be okay with her, but I was willing to overlook the original snottiness and eventually appreciate how she changes.The romance was much more sticky and complex than your usual love story. To start off, Stella has a boyfriend at the beginning of the story, one that she is deeply in love with. Usually as a reader, you immediately see a problem with their current relationship that would discredit it and allow the character to fall in love with another, but with Reed, at least at first, he seemed committed and kind. So Stella is falling in love with Chet when she’s still very committed to Reed – whom witness protection has shipped off somewhere completely different and she’s not allowed to contact him. In Stella’s defense, she worked hard to keep things platonic because she didn’t want to cheat, but as new info comes to light, the lines blur. Speaking of – we never got a concrete look at where Reed ended up!Altogether, an amazing novel that I really did enjoy. There were a couple plot twists I definitely didn’t see coming and a good cast of characters that I loved in their own ways, Chet was the love interest and I kind of loved him – he had a good mix of masculinity, humor, and a sensitive side. Dangerous Lies was a super good read for me and I liked it more than the Hush, Hush saga by far, which is strange, because the series can be revered in the book world. Anyway, a recommendation from me!Notable Scene:“Yes.”“I’ll touch base with him on that. Meanwhile, any other details from the attack that stood out to you? Did the attacker say anything else?”“He laughed.” I shuddered unexpectedly as the snarling timbre of (spoiler)’s voice drifted through me. “He though what he did what funny. That I deserved it.”FTC Advisory: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers provided me with a copy of Dangerous Lies. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review.
    • 4/5
      I read this right after reading The Rules for Disappearing, which is also about a character in a witness protection program. Dangerous Lies has a little bit of everything and the characters are quite believable; a resentful spunky teen who isn't happy about having to leave her boyfriend and go into hiding, a caring retired policewoman, and an attractive cowboy. There's romance, adventure and a lovely twist that makes perfect sense in the end. Overall, a very enjoyable read.
    • 4/5
      Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. I am not paid for this review, and my opinions in this review are mine, and are not effected by the book being free. Simon Teen sent me Dangerous Lies in the mail, and I almost didn't pick it up because thrillers and murder aren't usually my thing. But then I read Alyssa's review (Eater of Books) and saw it entailed a hot cowboy and a good romance. Also I then remembered I gave her other thriller 4 stars, so I decided to give it a chance. Stella, the main character is in witness protection because she witnessed her mom's boyfriend and testified against him. Her boyfriend Reed also is in protection, but not in the same place as her. Stella has given up on her mom ever getting sober, so she is with a woman posing as her foster mom, and all of the sudden in a small country town when she is used to a city. She is understandably prickly and upset about the changes. Carmina, the woman she is living with now, is strict and no-nonsense, which Stella doesn't like since she has always had freedom. But I love the bond that eventually forms between them. They open up to one another and there are times when Stella is surprised by how deep her bond with her has become. On the other hand, Stella has been burned by her mom so many times, her mom chosing drugs over her, and the stealing, lies, and neglect. But she has to face her still, and wonder if this rehab might finally take, or if she will be disappointed again. She keeps bumping into older, handsome Chet, from him taking care of the lawn and grounds for Carmina, to running into him when she goes to town to try and contact Reed. They have chemistry right away, but she is in denial because she is still fighting the relocation, and still hoping for things to work out with her and her old boyfriend Reed. But the more time she spends with them, the more they banter, the more Chet is there for her when she needs someone, and she sees his character tested and it proves over and over how good of a guy he is. The ending wasn't what I expected, but it worked for the book, and I like the way that it left the characters with lots of promise and hope for their futures. Bottom Line: Nice romance and character growth.