Broken Bloodlines

Zara Winston is the second youngest of five siblings-raised in a house built on broken promises and bruised hearts. When their mother, Quinella, vanished, the eldest, Ivy, became the caretaker long before she stopped being a child herself. Their father, George, fell deep into addiction, his good days rare and his bad days dangerous.

For Zara, survival means navigating the chaos, protecting the people she loved and clinging to the few people who make her world bearable-like Maisie, her reckless best friend who somehow makes the darkness brighter.

But when everything spirals-when her pain becomes too heavy to hold-Zara's story collides with people who could either save her or shatter her for good: Dr. Stamoal, the doctor who sees past the surface; Officer Jackson, who risks her badge to do what's right; and Chief Molpwin, who would rather protect an abuser than a child.

Will she make it out..?..