Tell Me Lies
"A thrilling, sexy coming-of-age story exploring toxic love, ruthless ambition, and shocking betrayal, Tell Me Lies is about that one person who still haunts you--the other one. The wrong one. The one you couldn't let go of. The one you'll never forget. Lucy Albright is far from her Long Island upbringing when she arrives on the campus of her small California college, and happy to be hundreds of miles from her mother, whom she's never forgiven for an act of betrayal in her early teen years. Quickly grasping at her fresh start, Lucy embraces college life and all it has to offer--new friends, wild parties, stimulating classes. And then she meets Stephen DeMarco. Charming. Attractive. Complicated. Devastating. Confident and cocksure, Stephen sees something in Lucy that no one else has, and she's quickly seduced by this vision of herself, and the sense of possibility that his attention brings her. Meanwhile, Stephen is determined to forget an incident buried in his past that, if exposed, could ruin him, and his single-minded drive for success extends to winning, and keeping, Lucy's heart. Alternating between Lucy's and Stephen's voices, Tell Me Lies follows their connection through col
What you might want to know about Tell Me Lies
The questions readers send us most often, answered without spoilers.
Lucy Albright meets Stephen DeMarco in her freshman week at Baird College and spends the next eight years tangled with him. The novel alternates her view and his, from college through their late twenties in New York.
Yes. Hulu released two seasons of Tell Me Lies starting in 2022, starring Grace Van Patten and Jackson White. The show is largely faithful to the novel and was renewed for a third season.
Tell Me Lies is fictional but Carola Lovering has said elements of the relationship dynamic draw on her own experience. The events and characters are invented.
Tell Me Lies was written by Carola Lovering, published in 2018 by Simon and Schuster.
Tell Me Lies is 379 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Tell Me Lies takes most readers 6 to 8 hours to finish.
Tell Me Lies is a standalone novel by Carola Lovering, not part of a series.
Tell Me Lies is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
