Book excerpt: Playing guitar is where Tristen truly feels alive. It provides him an escape from his small, stagnant town and controlling stepfather and gives him a promising future. But when his twin brother, Talon, quits their band for a rival group, Tristen is left without a career and drowning in debt. Determined to find a way back to the music scene, Tristen returns to his hometown. However, his plans quickly change when he discovers his mother on the brink of homelessness. To help her, his estranged father entices him back to the illegal boxing scene. While Talon enjoys the glamorous life of a rockstar, Tristen becomes entangled in their troubled past. He uncovers family secrets that challenge his beliefs about forgiveness and redemption. When his twin betrays him once again, Tristen must choose between family loyalties and the future he always imagined.