BLIND TURN

One of the few books in recent memory I was completely unable to put down, yet still wished I could read more slowly so it would never end. Achterberg writes with a seamless combination of aching sensitivity and a page-turning urgency. Easily one of the best books of any genre I’ve read this entire year.
-C.H. Armstrong, author of Roam and The Edge of Nowhere

An examination of forgiveness in the aftermath of a fatal texting and driving accident.

Liz Johnson single-handedly raised an exemplary daughter—honor student, track star, and all-around good kid—despite the disapproval of her father and her small town. How could that same teenager be responsible for the death of the high school’s beloved football coach? This is Texas, where high school football ranks right up there with God, so while the legal battle wages, the public deals its own verdict.

Desperate for help, Liz turns to a lawyer whose affection she long ago rejected and attempts to play nice with her ex-husband, while her daughter struggles with guilt and her own demons as she faces the consequences of an accident she doesn’t remember.

Can one careless decision alter a lifetime? A tragic, emotional, ultimately uplifting story, BLIND TURN could be anyone’s story.

From its life-shattering opening on, pages will seemingly turn themselves as you seek resolution for this novel’s imperfect yet courageous characters, and for one eye-opening reason: these events could have happened to any of us. An important story about how taking responsibility for our actions—even if accidental—can turn a nightmare into rays of hope.
—Kathryn Craft, award-winning author of The Far End of Happy

When the unthinkable happens, mother and daughter are forced to look deep within themselves for the truth. Achterberg takes you for a ride that you won’t forget. I loved this book.
- Barbara Conrey Author of Nowhere Near Goodbye

What Readers and Reviewers are saying....

In BLIND TURN, the newest novel from Cara Sue Achterberg, the unthinkable becomes real when a moment of texting means that a good and careful girl takes the life of the beloved football coach in a Texas town where football is religion. Achterberg’s writing is so acute and deeply felt, this story so urgent and heart-wrenching, that the reader cannot turn away.
-Jacquelyn Mitchard, author, THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN

This book knocked the wind out of me. As the mother of three teenage daughters, Blind Turn hit me where I live, a direct punch to the solar plexus with its stark reminder of how quickly one moment, one decision, one choice, can result in devastating, life-altering consequences.

With her impactful prose and intuitive, relatable story-telling, Achterberg delivers a story that grabs your attention from the beginning and keeps you turning the pages late into the night.
--Sherri Leimkuhler, author of What's Left Untold

When the unthinkable happens, both mother and daughter are forced to look deep within themselves for the truth. Achterberg takes you for a ride that you won’t forget. I loved this book.
- Barbara Conrey Author of Nowhere Near Goodbye

I loved everything about this book. The characters were very well developed and real. The story was so original, and really made me think about times I’ve judged others for situations any of us could find ourselves in. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who loves a family drama with a deeper message.
-BookLoverLaura.com (click link for full review)