Uphill From Here

“And then, finally, they unlocked the cuffs for the last time.”

It has been three years since Holden Riley was sent to prison after breaking into the city’s largest bank on a mission: escape with enough money to take care of his struggling family. He was the most promising young man in one of New York’s poorest districts, with luck far from his side. He cut himself off from the world, holed up in his cell and tried to forget what he had cost his family.

Now, at twenty years old, his sentence has come to an end and he’s beginning to get back on his feet. His struggles are far from over though. With a mother driven psychotic from grief and three siblings in foster care, Holden has a long road ahead of him.

This former prisoner is trying to assimilate back into the role of a big brother. Struggling for redemption while trying to win over the foster care system won’t be easy, and Holden won’t be able to do it alone. He’ll need to hand over his trust to a few new faces, along with some old ones, and open his heart to something he’s always run from.

The road is uphill from here, and getting the cuffs off is only the beginning.