When the Stars Don't Shine at Night is a true story where the ending transcends the beginning. As we all experience natural or spiritual darkness, we still need a small light to see. At times we simply need enlightenment as we sit in the darkness of making difficult decisions. As we look for a light to shine upon us, we learn we need to make a conscious choice to switch the spiritual light on to help in making those difficult decisions. Only when we experience the light can we truly see that life is worth living. All we need to do is look up and shine like a star.

Happily-ever-after is never quite what you expect in this hot and gritty romance.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK • “A total departure for the author of The Paris Wife, McLain’s emotionally intense and exceptionally well-written thriller entwines its fictional crime with real cases.”—People (Book of the Week) NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE • “The kind of heart-pounding conclusion that thriller fans crave . . . In the end, a book full of darkness lands with a message of hope.”—The New York Times Book Review “This mystery will keep you guessing, and stay with you long after you finish. Dive in.”—Daily Skimm Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her. Yet the day she arrives, she learns that a local teenage girl has gone missing. The crime feels frighteningly reminiscent of the most crucial time in Anna’s childhood, when the unsolved murder of a young girl touched Mendocino and changed the community forever. As past and present collide, Anna realizes that she has been led to this moment. The most difficult lessons of her life have given her insight into how victims come into contact with violent predators. As Anna becomes obsessed with saving the missing girl, she must accept that true courage means getting out of her own way and learning to let others in. Weaving together actual cases of missing persons, trauma theory, and a hint of the metaphysical, this propulsive and deeply affecting novel tells a story of fate, necessary redemption, and what it takes, when the worst happens, to reclaim our lives—and our faith in one another.

Do you know this moment when your parents ask you: What happened to you? And its not a good: You changed question, its a: You can not be fixed, one so you just shrug because there are too many words at once? This is the answer. No matter if you are the one in need of comfort, the one to understand or the cause. This book was written for understanding what happens in our minds, to cure our inner childs and most importantly to know it is okay, no matter the age. May you find a home between these pages.