
The Courtesan’s Portrait
by James Davis

Sixteen-year-old Rose Daniels seems perfectly composed, but a single fallen sketch threatens to expose the secret she’s buried for years. When a classmate sees the drawing—an echo of a mistake she’s never forgiven herself for—Rose’s carefully controlled world starts to crack. As whispers grow and old memories resurface, she must confront the truth she’s spent her life hiding before it unravels everything she’s trying to protect.