Torn

Have you ever felt unwelcome, judged, and unaccepted? As if no matter what you do is never enough, always seeking approval and love from the ones who matter most. Growing up, Leanora Markey has struggled with the grips of being who she wants to be and the person her parents need her to be. Constantly torn between the two identities, Leanora paves her way into her adulthood with fewer answers. It seems as if she can never find the freedom she desires for. Until Leanora sees an old friend post an apartment up for sale on social media. Seeing that as a sign, she moves from the boroughs of New York to Downtown Los Angeles, California. Using this opportunity to rebuild her life while cutting herself off from her parents and older brother's stifling expectations, can Leanora finally become happy? Will she be able to leave them behind and never look back? It proves more difficult than Leanora imagined when a new love interest uncovers a scandalous secret from her family's history. Who is this mysterious love, and how is she tied to Leanora's past? Leanora finds herself thrown back into a world she desperately tried to leave. Life in shambles, Leanora is forced to question her family's integrity if she wants answers. Will Leanora be brave enough to confront them? What else could tear apart her delicate livelihood? Torn between her past life and the new one Leanora Markey has finally created, she takes on the ultimate battle, choosing herself.