Lori Miller Kase - THE ACCIDENT

Lori Miller Kase’s thriller THE ACCIDENT releases next month. Set in a seemingly quiet Connecticut town, the story unravels after a popular high school football player is killed in a hit-and-run accident. What follows is a suspenseful “whodunit” that delves deep into themes of loyalty, guilt, identity, and the fragile line between right and wrong. With sharp insight into teen life and family dynamics, the novel explores: · A tangled web of friendship, romance, and betrayal · The shock of learning uncomfortable truths about your parents · The pressures of school, extracurriculars and social culture · The struggle to define your values and loyalty in a world full of gray areas Lori brings her journalistic eye for detail and a storyteller’s heart to her engaging debut novel. She will be on tour in CT, NYC and FL. This is a link to the ARC for your consideration THE ACCIDENT please let me know where best to send your hard copy. Also, a great addition for a Holiday Gift Guide. Below are further details. Will look forward to hearing from you FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS THE ACCIDENT By Lori Miller Kase A deadly hit-and-run shatters a quiet Connecticut town— and Hannah can't shake the chilling feeling that she knows who's behind the wheel. It might be her brother, Rob. It might be Zach—Rob’s best friend and the first boy who’s ever really seen her. And the truth might destroy her life. As the police close in, Hannah falls deeper in love with Zach and spirals into a web of lies to protect the people she loves. However, when her friends turn cold, and a buried family secret comes to light, she realizes the truth is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. Now two versions of the accident are colliding—and only one can be true. Her loyalty is split. Her heart is at war with her conscience. A coming-of-age novel with engaging lessons about life’s choices and their consequences. How quickly poor actions can tear everything apart. What happens when you take the path of following your heart impulsively in the moment instead of your conscience. THE ACCIDENT (Woodhall Press: October 14, 2025) is not only a YA thriller, but a gripping psychological drama about love, guilt, and the razor-thin line between protecting others and betraying yourself. Lori Miller Kase is an award-winning journalist, short story writer, essayist, and young adult author. Her articles, essays and fiction have appeared in many publications, including Literary Mama, The Atlantic, Brain, Child and Discover. As a journalist, she has worked as a reporter-trainee at The New York Times, a health editor at Vogue, and a freelance writer, covering topics ranging from the effects of music on the brain to clean beauty. But as a life-long lover of books, who has wanted to be an author since elementary school, she is most excited about writing books for children and young adults. Lori studied creative writing at Brown University and at Wesleyan University, where she earned a Master's degree, and occasionally teaches it to elementary and middle school students. She loves to inspire young writers, just as her own teachers encouraged her. Lori's debut novel, The Accident was the YA finalist for the 2024 Tassy Walden Awards for New Voices in Children's Literature. She is currently working on a second YA novel set in Paris. The mother of two grown children, Lori writes from Simsbury, Connecticut, where she lives with her husband, a bossy dog, and an ever-expanding collection of books. lorimillerkase.com