Escaping Perfect

As a Montgomery, 18-year-old Cecilia is Kennedy-esque political royalty, with an ambitious U.S. senator as her mother and other powerful politicos in the family tree. Cecelia%E2%80%99s mother has kept her under lock and key ever since a failed kidnapping when Cecilia was a child, never allowing her to appear in public. Miserable, Cecilia flees Massachusetts for a tiny town in Tennessee where she changes her name to Lia and hopes that no one will discover her secret. Harrison (Snow Queen) emphasizes small-town charm over fame and politics in this lightly suspenseful romance about starting over. For the bulk of the novel, Cecilia is only occasionally worried that she might be found out, and she restarts her life with little trouble; everything comes quite easily%E2%80%94wonderful new friends, a place to live, a job, and a gorgeous boyfriend. No one thinks to question Lia%E2%80%99s mysterious appearance in town or suspect that she might be the Cecilia all over the news since her disappearance. The cliffhanger ending leaves Lia%E2%80%99s story a little too unresolved. Ages 14%E2%80%93up. Agent: Sarah Burnes, Gernert Company. (Mar.)