Lily has lived in an orphanage as long as she can remember She got abused daily, until a man with long black hair came to adopt her...

[Wattys 2015 Hidden Gem award winner!] Their leader: dead. Their family: broken. Their future: status, uncertain. When five disconnected cousins face the aftermath of a funeral, they must join forces to fix problems long-dormant in their family tree before their differences divide them. But Esau's evading the cops. His girlfriend, Mirrin, is hiding from her errant father. Brother and sister Seven and Eden are locked in a battle of best musician. And Seven's young protégée, Corrin, is just trying to sidestep his family's reputation. When relationships, dreams, and reputations raise the stakes of conflict, each must define for themselves the true meaning of family.

SHOUTOUT TO MayaDemonAngel for the absolutely amazing cover! ~~~~~~~~ SUPERCRINGEWORTHY WRITING AHEAD! ~~~~~~~~ To say Lillith Deacon had a hard life would be putting it mildly. Physically and emotionally abused by her father until the point of not talking, Lilly finally decides to run...and for three years nobody has found her. Until Albus Dumbledore. Now with the Potions master as her adoptive father and the Trickster Weasley twins as her best mates...will Lilly finally come out of her shell and start talking? Will she finally realize that not everyone is out to hurt her?