Janna McMahan

Emmett and Lauren Sullivan have always been a team, working together to raise their daughters on tranquil Pawley's Island, South Carolina. Now, with all their attention focused on nine-year-old Ainslie, they barely notice as their older daughter Sloan drifts further away from them and toward a reckless path that could tear the family apart.

She's not just a random homeless girl. Lorelei is street smart, elusive and manipulative. She's a survivor, always on the move. Always one-step ahead of the danger in her past. Emily's a hard-partying bartender in downtown Austin with problems of her own. When she meets a handsome reporter looking for a photographer, Emily volunteers her camera skills. As she follows him into the sordid world of gutter punks, Emily finds an unexpected friendship that...