Orphaned niece of Lieutenant John Wilson, Sarah Wilson is determined to escape his restrictive upbringing and find her place in the world.
Her journey takes a deadly turn when she uncovers secrets about her past, hidden deep in her mother’s memories, that threaten everything Sarah wants.
They could cost her everything she holds dear—and her life.
Excerpt
Don’t let him find her.
My dead Mother's desperate plea takes my thoughts hostage, shattering my composure and threatening the freedom I long for. Why am I remembering this when nothing’s happened in the last thirteen years? All my focus needs to be on passing my final sharpshooting assessment. The cryptic recollection should be the last thing on my mind.
Awards for Memories Don't Lie
*** 2024 Bookfest First Place Award - YA - Science Fiction
*** 2024 Bookfest First Place Award - Sci-Fi - Action & Adventure
*** 2024 Bookfest First Place Award - Sci-Fi - Genetic Engineering
*** 2024 American Legacy Book Awards - Finalist - Science Fiction
*** 2024 Author Shout Recommended Read Award
*** 2023 Indies Today Book Awards - Semi-Finalist
*** 2023 Author Shout Cover Wars Winner
***2024 Literary Titan Gold Book Award
Science Fiction, Thriller
About The Author
Pauline Yates is an award-winning author from Australia.
She has a passion for crafting immersive character-driven stories in dark speculative worlds, and her work spans novels, novellas, short fiction, and poetry, often exploring themes of memory, identity, and the uncanny.
Her titles include Memories Don’t Lie (BookFest Book Awards winner), Shattered (Aurealis Awards winner), The Connections We Keep (Indies Today Awards winner), and Dream Job.
Her short fiction and poetry appear in many quality publications and anthologies, and have won or been shortlisted in their respective categories for awards including Aurealis Awards, BookFest Book Awards, Australasian Shadows Awards, American Legacy Book Awards, Indies Today Awards, and the Australian SF ‘Ditmar’Awards.
