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EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS In the affluent Long Island suburb of Centerport, Peggy Lynch struggles to hold her family together while balancing two jobs, an absent husband, and the emotional weight of raising five children - including her troubled youngest son, Johnny.Years later, Peggy's daughter Veronica returns to her childhood home with her husband and infant twins, hoping for a fresh start after her mother's death. Instead, she uncovers a letter left behind by Peggy - a letter filled with long-buried truths, family secrets, and painful memories Veronica has spent years trying to escape.As Veronica revisits the turbulent world of her childhood, she is forced to confront the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters, siblings shaped by trauma, and the lasting scars left by addiction and silence.Set against the backdrop of Long Island's North Shore, Johnny Be Good is an emotionally layered novel about family loyalty, forgiveness, and the ways love can both wound and heal. Meet Bernadette WalshI have always been a bookworm and had always meant to write a novel "someday." You know, when I won the lottery and could live in beach house and look out onto the water and feel inspired. Twelve years ago I decided to stop waiting for my winning lottery ticket and sat down and started writing. In between work and family obligations, I piled the words on top of each other until they formed sentences, paragraphs, chapters and eventually a book. While I've hopped around genres, all of my books to date have a common theme: strong women handling what life throws at them the best way they can. I am also the host of a podcast, Nice Girls Reading Naughty Books.Reviews are the lifeblood of every independently published author. If you enjoyed A Safe Distance please leave a review and tell your friends!