title: Rumors
author: Kiefer, Erica
description: "Teenager Allie Collins is fighting to recover from a
   traumatic accident
  . When she finally steps out of the shadows and dates popular Shane Moretti, the school halls fill with
  harsh gossip
   and make life harder than ever."
  Allie Collins wants nothing more than to
   forget the past
  and move beyond the recent
  death of her beloved cousin
  . If only it were that simple. Upon returning for her senior year of high school, rumors quickly spread about the
  tragic summer accident
  that left the school's
  athlete grieving in the shadows.
   Now, the last thing Allie wants is the limelight. But the relentless pressure for normalcy from her friends and family leaves her with no choice but to
  surrender.
   Rejoining her basketball team and spending time with popular boys might seem like the perfect senior year, yet
  Allie struggles to embrace this identity
   that once came so naturally.
  With the help of a special teacher, she learns that some things cut so deep, the scar lasts forever.
  Sometimes you can't go back to the way things were, but must find the way to become who you are meant to be. Still,
  tragedy is no stranger to Allie.
   As the gossip swirls, influencing Allie's every decision, the events that unfold will draw readers into a well of emotion in Rumor's, a Lingering Echoes Novella. Rumor's is a prequel novella to the best selling book: Lingering Echoes by Erica Kiefer.