Ashes & Wax

Geri and Lena built a safe place for their secrets. When the roof is smashed and the wreckage ignited, the girls fight to keep from burning. Sparks rise. Homes alight. And the ashes form a fugitive, a murderer, and a friendship stronger than time.

"You guys!! It's here at long last!! My very awesome friend Desi Valentine's first book!! I've followed this story from its very beginnings, and had the privilege of having a finger in the feedback pie along the way. I've seen a lot of indie novels over the last five years, and this, people, is one of the best.
It's the tale of a young girl, Lena, her friend Geri, and her little brother Malcolm, and of how one traumatic day in their childhood has consequences that impact lives for decades to come. A story of great complexity and deep emotion that is told in a voice so lyrical, you'll be astonished that this is Desi's first published novel." - A. M. Offenwanger, editor and author of the Septimus Series