As the Rain Falls by Lorena Almeida
In Le Port, nothing stays buried. At least, not for long.
In the haunting first installment of the St. Madeleine Series, As The Rain Falls unravels the heartbreaking journey leading to Beckett Evans’ infamous arrest, told through his eyes and those of Cassandra Rivera, the youngest sister of the man he nearly killed.
But long before the trial, Cassandra’s life was already a battlefield. Raised in a home ruled by violence and fear, she’s endured the unthinkable after being raped by her own brother. Silenced by her family, she’s spent years teaching herself how to survive through this betrayal, burying her pain beneath a carefully crafted facade.
For Cassandra, pain is familiar. Safety is not. Until Beckett.
The boy next door becomes her light in the dark, the only person who sees through her bad reputation and the shattered pieces she tries to hide from the world. With him, she feels safe. With him, she starts to believe in the possibility of something more.
Before the trial, there was the truth.
As friendship and forbidden love collide, Cassandra and Beckett are forced to navigate the wreckage of their families, dark secrets coming to light with the promise of keeping them apart. From stolen moments to the night everything spirals out of control, Cassandra faces an impossible choice. But how much of herself is she willing to sacrifice? And what if telling the truth isn’t enough?
- File Name:as-the-rain-falls-by-lorena-almeida.epub
- Original Title:As The Rain Falls (Sainte Madeleine Series Book 1)
- Creator:Lorena Almeida
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0F253CGXG
- Publisher:Lorena Almeida
- Date:2025-07-05T00:00:00+00:00
- File Size:2.978 MB
Table of Content
- 1. AUTHOR’S NOTE
- 2. VOCABULARY
- 3. PROLOGUE
- 4. OCTOBER, 2016
- 1. LUCIA'S BIRTHDAY CAKE
- 2. WE LOVE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM!
- 3. BROTHER'S BLACKOUT
- 4. YOU'RE A VIRGIN WHO CAN'T DRIVE!
- 5. THE PRETTIEST BOY IN TOWN
- 6. ENTER MARIBELLA, THE CHICKEN
- 7. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE CAFETERIA...
- 8. CHEATING AND CREATING BONDS
- 9. DON'T SIGN THE PAPERS
- 10. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART ONE
- 11. LIVING IN A MAKE-BELIEVE LAND
- 12. PEPÉ-THE-DOG
- 13. SEGURA A ONDA
- 14. WHAT MY INTUITION SAYS
- 15. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART TWO
- 16. PLANTING SEEDS OF DECEPTION
- 17. SHE'S GOT CHERRY LIPS, ANGEL EYES
- 18. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART THREE
- 5. NOVEMBER, 2016
- 19. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART FOUR
- 20. I LOVE MOZZARELLA STICKS!
- 21. NOVEMBER ALWAYS BRINGS MORE BAD NEWS
- 22. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART FIVE
- 23. A PERFECT GUIDE ON APOLOGIES
- 24. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART SIX
- 25. HOW TO A-D-D
- 26. A PERFECT HIDING SPOT
- 27. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART SEVEN
- 28. RUN, BOY
- 29. SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST
- 30. UGLY TRUTHS AND MISPLACED ANGER
- 31. STOLEN KISSES IN THE LIBRARY
- 32. YOU WON'T SEE IT COMING
- 33. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART EIGHT
- 34. BECAUSE SHE ASKED ME TO
- 35. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART NINE
- 36. A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION
- 37. KISSING IS BETTER THAN THEORETICALLY SPEAKING
- 38. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART TEN
- 39. SO KISS ME?
- 40. COULD YOU JUST TRY TO LISTEN?
- 41. A MISSED OPPORTUNITY
- 42. A TERRIBLE SECRET
- 6. DECEMBER, 2016
- 43. WHY DON'T YOU TRY DOING SOMETHING STUPID?
- 44. HANG UP, GIVE UP
- 45. CHASING GHOSTS IN MY HOMETOWN
- 46. I SAID, SHE SAID
- 47. HELL IS HERE
- 48. DISSECTING MORE THAN FROGS
- 49. LEARNING ABOUT HYPOCRISY
- 50. LUCIA'S DIARY ENTRIES: JANUARY 2013
- 51. IF HE DOESN'T SERVE YOU
- 52. LET'S NEVER FIGHT AGAIN, OKAY?
- 53. FIRST TIMES ARE SO OVERRATED
- 54. LUCIA'S DIARY ENTRIES: FEBRUARY 2013
- 55. NOBODY LIKES TO BE SEVENTEEN
- 56. TEXT CHAIN BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART ELEVEN
- 57. LET ME HOLD YOUR SHAKY HANDS
- 58. STRUGGLING WITH DISSOCIATON
- 59. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART TWELVE
- 7. JANUARY, 2017
- 60. TEXT CHAIN BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART THIRTEEN
- 61. NEW YEAR, OLD PROBLEMS
- 62. HOW IT ALL FALLS DOWN
- 63. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART FOURTEEN
- 64. HOW TO HIDE FROM BULLIES
- 65. I'LL KEEP HER SAFE
- 66. TRIGGERS, HEIGHTENED IMPULSIVITY, AND RISKY BEHAVIOR
- 67. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART FIFTEEN
- 68. AFTER THE STORM
- 69. THE CROWD ALWAYS KNOWS BEST
- 70. PAINTED WITH WATERCOLOR
- 71. LUCIA'S DIARY ENTRIES: MARCH 2013
- 72. SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
- 73. KEEP THE LIGHTS OFF
- 74. THAT'S WHERE SHE LIES
- 75. MIDNIGHT CONVERSATIONS
- 76. THE WAY THEY LOOK AT ME
- 77. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART SIXTEEN
- 8. FEBRUARY, 2017
- 78. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART SEVENTEEN
- 79. LOSING MY GRIP ON REALITY
- 80. LUCIA'S DIARY ENTRIES: OCTOBER 2013
- 81. MORE THAN WORDS
- 82. RAIN, DARKNESS, QUIET CONFESSIONS
- 83. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART EIGHTEEN
- 84. GOING STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
- 85. TEXT CHAINS BETWEEN FRIENDS: PART NINETEEN
- 86. A LEARNING CURVE
- 87. PEPÉ DOESN'T FEEL JEALOUSY
- 88. ASK & YOU SHALL RECEIVE
- 89. MATCHING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND!
- 90. UNTIL I AM NO LONGER
- 91. CONFUSING EMOTIONS ABOUT GIRLS
- 92. SMALL STEPS TOWARDS SOMETHING GOOD
- 9. MARCH, 2017
- 93. LUCIA'S DIARY ENTRIES: DECEMBER 2013
- 94. GRIEVING IN SILENCE
- 95. THE THEORY OF ETERNAL RETURN
- 96. TEACH ME HOW TO SMOKE!
- 97. GIVE A LITTLE, GET A LOT
- 98. I KNOW YOU
- 99. AN INTERLUDE
- 100. DISCONNECTED FRIENDSHIPS
- 101. THE LAST NOTE
- 102. WHEN I STOP BREATHING
- 10. EPILOGUE
- 11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
- 12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lorena Almeida
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