At fourteen, Janine Simm's rosy family life turns for the worse when her mother dies of cancer. She is left to alone with her baby brother and her drunk abusive father. We become witness to the rising perversity of the father as Janey's body begins to mature.
A young woman's sister and brother-in-law take in a fifteen year old foster child. He's a devious and very evil boy. Before very long he takes control over his foster parents and then ensnares our heroine. Please pay close attention to the story codes.
When her Stepdad gets cancer teenage Dru's mom bails on him. Dru is surprised to find she is more than willing to take over ALL her wifely duties. Together Dru and her Stepdad build a new kind of family.