What if… I told you a secret? by Heather Mar-Gerrison

Let me tell you a little bit about Benjamin Kershaw. He was gorgeous. He was effortlessly stylish, handsome beyond all reason and ever so slightly mysterious – that would be because he was a year older than I was and went to a different school to me…
He happened to live right next door and let me tell you, it was the only silver lining in a very dark and cloudy sky when we first moved into Sunnyside Street after my mum died – and I swear Dad only chose this street for its upbeat name…

Cade is struggling to cope with life after losing his mother and finds that talking to Benjamin helps a lot. What he doesn’t realise is that he is also Benjamin’s lifeline and that Benjamin has far more skeletons in his closet than he can possibly cope with. The secrets that Benjamin is being forced to keep are becoming far too much for him to bear alone. Can Cade help him to realise that his life is worth living? Well, perhaps he can but only if only he can get away from his abusive father before it’s too late…