Sierra

When I ran out of Poca eleven years ago, I never planned on seeing the confines of this small town again. Now, it's mocking me. The very thing that drove me to run away at seventeen is what's pulling me right back into Poca's prickly embrace: my abusive, alcoholic mother.

Mom doesn't want me here any more than I want to be here, but her failing health has me trapped. Making matters worse is the rage my high school boyfriend, the love of my life, has built up over the years since I fled Poca...