As a young child, Ashlyn was abducted from a local park whilst playing with her twin and older brother. For 10 years, Ashlyn survived with no more than a roof over her head. She dealt with the repercussions of living with alcoholics and drug addicts for carers, until the police show up at her doorstep. A few days of research was all it took to find Ashlyn's mother, helping her to be reunited with her family. Only, she wasn't going back home to live with her mum, her five brothers and stepfather are there too. Ashlyn has to learn to live her life in a new environment, whilst dealing with the anxiety and trauma consequent of years of abuse. Her family, which were once not a part of her life, quickly become her everything. Number 1 in the Rising out of the Abyss Series Sequel: Rising to the Surface

Aurora's life had always been about survival, each day a quiet battle against fear and pain. When her stepfather was finally arrested, she thought the fight was over. But leaving one dangerous world meant stepping into another-one she didn't fully understand. Now, she's living with seven older brothers she barely knows, their lives a tangle of secrets and shadows they never speak of. Their house is loud, protective, and filled with rules she's afraid to break. For Aurora, it's a new kind of survival. For her brothers, it's a chance to keep her safe-no matter what it takes.