Overview

• Neeley’s debut, published Tuesday by Simon & Schuster, draws on years of journals and was shaped with another writer, according to the publisher.
• In the book and interviews, she says an ex-boyfriend abused, drugged and raped her by age 20, aiming to spotlight partner sexual violence as USA TODAY cites RAINN data.
• She recounts becoming pregnant in college and learning that boyfriend Arik Mack died in a 2015 car crash in Spanish Fork Canyon after he had been texting her, describing profound depression and enduring grief.
• Neeley writes about pressure within Latter-day Saint culture, a difficult meeting with a bishop, and the support from her parents and BYU staff that helped her return to school and tennis.
• The release coincides with her profile on Hulu’s Secret Lives of MormMormon Wives, a new season set for November, and a short tour ending Friday with a Salt Lake City event.