Brighter Than the Stars

Elizabeth O'Roark

Grace Felton has spent her entire life inside Bright Covenant, a strict religious community that controls everything from her clothing to her future husband. When her family is relocated to a Florida beach town for a 'mission,' she collides with Ford James, a local boy who seems determined to make her life miserable but who also makes her question everything she has ever been taught. Over the course of one turbulent senior year, Grace must decide whether the dangers she was warned about are real, or whether the real threat has been inside her community all along. It's a coming-of-age romance about deconstruction, first love, and finding your own voice.