Bethany Neal

Bethany Neal writes fiction for teen readers that combines suspense, friendship, and the effects of fragmented memory. My Last Kiss begins after Cassidy Haines dies and remains unable to recall the circumstances surrounding her final night. Published by Macmillan, the novel builds its mystery around Cassidy’s missing memories and uncertain death. Cassidy’s unusual viewpoint gives the investigation an emotional urgency: understanding what happened also means reconsidering the people she trusted and the version of herself she left behind. Neal uses romance and supernatural elements in service of that central mystery rather than as separate decorations. The result is a story about memory, loyalty, and the difference between appearances and reliable knowledge. Readers of My Last Kiss will find Bethany Neal building tension through relationships and withheld information, with each discovery changing both the investigation and Cassidy’s understanding of her own life.