In “Swear on This Life” by Renée Carlino ($15), Emiline has left her difficult past behind. As an adjunct writing instructor, she’s well attuned to the literary world. But when a mysterious debut fiction novel starts making the rounds, she begins to read it, only to discover it’s based on her very real past — which means the author must be her childhood best friend and first love, Jase, whom she hasn’t seen in more than a decade. Will she be strong enough to confront him?
This book was…