Catherine Sterling thinks she knows her mother. Ruth Sterling is quiet,hardworkingand lives for her daughter. All her lifeit’s been just the two of them against the world. But nowCatherine is ready to spread her wingsmove from homeand begin a new career. And Ruth Sterling will do anything to prevent that from happening. Ruth Sterling thinks she knows her daughter. Catherine would never rebelwould never question anything about her mother’s past or background. But when Ruth’s desperate quest to keep her daughter by her side begins to reveal cracks in Ruth’s carefully-constructed worldboth mother and daughter begin a dance of deception. No one can know Ruth’s history. There is a reason why Ruth kept them moving every few yearsand why she was ready–in a moment’s notice–to be gone in the night. But danger is closing in. Is it coming from the outsidefrom Ruth’s past? Is Ruth reaching a breaking point? Or is the danger coming from the darkness that may live in Catherineherself? Propulsivebrilliantlayeredand provocativeGONE TONIGHT is a thriller that showcases Sarah Pekkanen at the top of her game.