Deadly Little Lies (Touch Series #2) »

Last fall, sixteen-year-old Camelia fell for Ben, the mysterious new boy at school who turned out to have a very mysterious gift—pyschometry, the ability to sense the future through touch. But just as Camelia and Ben's romance began to heat up, he abruptly left town. Brokenhearted, Camelia has spent the last few months studying everything she can about psychometry, and experiencing her own strange brushes with premonition. Camelia wonders if Ben's abilities have somehow rubbed off on her. Can the power of psychometry be transferred?

Even once Ben returns to school, Camelia can't get close enough to share her secret with him. Despite the romantic tension between them, Ben remains aloof, avoiding contact. Then when a series of eerie notes echoes the threats of last semester—and Ben keeps his distance—Camelia makes the painful decision to let go and move on. Adam, the hot new guy at work, seems good for her in ways Ben wasn't. Adam is easygoing, and seems to really care about her.

But when Camelia and Adam start dating, a surprising love triangle results. A chilling sequence of events upturns secrets from Ben's past—and Adam's. Someone is lying, and it’s up to Camelia to figure out who—before it’s too late.

Children's Literature

Deadly Little Lies is the second book in the "Touch" series about a high school girl named Camelia. Picking up a few months after Deadly Little Secret ended, the beginning of the book finds Camelia missing Ben, a mysterious boy with the power of psychometry, and beginning to realize her own power to see the future. When Ben returns, she thinks that he will be able to help her understand her new gift, but he refuses to get close to her again. Disappointed, Camelia tries to move on by dating Adam, who arrived in town around the same time that Ben returned. Unlike Ben, Adam wants to be with Camelia, but she cannot completely let go of Ben, and he does not seem to want to let go of her either, despite his insistence that they cannot be together. In addition to this turmoil, Camelia begins receiving disturbing messages and warnings that are frighteningly reminiscent of threats she received from her ex-boyfriend the previous year, but he is supposed to be in another state. Unsure of whom she can trust, Camelia begins to develop her power in hopes that she can save herself before the dire warnings come true. Reviewer: Jennifer Waldrop