ADOPTING BEAUTY

My mother always wanted a daughter. Larissa was a foster girl with timeless beauty and a fractured soul who had been sex trafficked in middle school. My parents adopted Larissa and overnight we became her forever family.

This is the story of how I fell madly in love with my adopted sister in high school. We spent many magical summer days at the beach as I helped her discover the healing power of the ocean through surfing.

In high school, the pressure of varsity lacrosse, living in my older brother's shadow and my uber popular girlfriend all consumed my life. Larissa was a breath of fresh air who helped me find myself, and after a chance meeting, helped me save the life of another human trafficked motel kid named Dove.

My name is Joe Stone. This is a provocative coming of age story about love, loss, sex, family, friendships, trauma, obsession, betrayal, tragedy and rebirth.

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