When Troy Brooks was 10 years old his father abandoned him, his twin sister Emily and their mother. They've struggled together for 7 years, just barely scraping by. Now at a pivotal time in his life, right before his senior year, Troy's mother was laid off and has no choice but to take another job on the other side of the country. At first glance Granite Falls seems like a charming, quiet, unassuming little town nestled at the base of the Cascade Mountains. It isn't until Troy meets a mysterious young woman named Amara by the river that it becomes clear, there are deep secrets hidden in...