In the coming-of-age novel, Keeping Secrets, three-year-old Caitlyn Grant’s mother passed away and left her living with the step-father. Now she is seventeen and pregnant. She fears being forced to get an abortion if her stepfather finds out, but if she can help it, he never will. Caitlyn goes to school one morning and disappears.
   Facing the world as a runaway, she has the challenge of hiding from her stepfather and keeping her past hidden from those in her new world. She is desperate to find a home, safety and security. What she finds is Forest Thompson. He has a heart as big as his family’s ranch and he wants to be a part of her life, but there are so many things she can't tell him. How many secrets can a young girl keep without being found out?
   Keeping Secrets is a story of courage, determination, and most of all, it is a story of love.