Cirrus@Austlit

'Wynter is struggling to find her place in the world. Now in foster care, her only desire is to move home with her brothers, who become increasingly frustrated by her inability to tell them about her childhood.

'While she finds success by putting together a rock band with some boys at school, she fails at the social rules required to befriend the girls.

'Meanwhile, her sister Joy is falling back into the Light, the cult-like community where the girls grew up. Jesse and Indio find themselves competing for the title of Best Big Brother to Wynter, as well as Best Son to their negligent father. And oldest brother Caleb has a plan to gain custody.

'When Wynter discovers the world won't bend to her will, or his, she takes matters into her own hands.'(Publication summary)

'Wynter has lived on the outside for eight months. While her sister Joy finds life away from the cult increasingly difficult, Wynter is growing stronger. She begins to open up to her brothers about her childhood and gains confidence in dealing with the world, even manipulating her siblings' useless father into stepping up at last.

'When a horrific accident threatens to tear everything apart, it seems Wynter's dreams of a happy family may be destroyed. Meanwhile, Joy reveals a secret about someone from Wynter's past, and the family dynamics head in a new direction that no one asked for.' (Publication summary)

'Wynter's dreams are coming true: after more than a year in foster care, she finally has the home she always dreamed of when Caleb buys a ramshackle farmhouse on the mountain. Her experience of the world is growing, with Jesse to guide her at every step (even when she'd rather he didn't). She has her first boyfriend, her first job, and a new hard rock band at school.

'But one of her brothers is hiding a shameful secret. Just when her hopes of a united family seem possible... he's gone.

'And one by one, her other successes are falling apart. How will Wynter cope when her desire for a simple, safe life is under threat?'(Publication summary)