Carol Purroy

Tiara Carol Purroy

YA, Coming of Age, Contemporary Women. This tale, TIARA, inspired by a true story, begins on the night Tiara Nolan was born, then fast-forwards 16 years. Picture this: You're 16 and life is pretty sweet. You've got everything going for you: great parents, good friends, 4.6 GPA at a super high school, a sister and a dog you adore, a bright future. Then, within one week, your life turns upside down. Your parents are killed in a car crash, your only relative (who's supposed to be your guardian) bails on you, and, mega-shock(!) -- you find out you were adopted. In a flash you realize you're not who you thought you were. Just when you think it can't get any worse, you learn you're going to be a foster kid. Life, as you know it, is over. Tiara, who experienced all of the above, vows to find her birth parents -- whoever they are -- and recover her lost identity. Until that happens, she has to keep on keeping on.