2024 Screencraft Cinematic Novel Award Finalist; 2020 Christian Indie Award for Best YA; 2020 Carol Finalist for Best YA He thought he could survive anything—but how far will he have to go to protect the only innocent thing left in his world? Small town high school quarterback hopeful, Billy McQueen, works hard to keep his life together and concealed. His friends will never know what happens in his father's barroom and in the apartments upstairs. For his eighteenth birthday, Billy receives a bottle of Jack Daniels, a prostitute to make him a man, and a little brother he never knew he had—an eight-year-old incapable of navigating the corrupt underworld of his father's operation. When his brother becomes the perfect leverage for Billy's compliance, freedom is no longer the only thing he barters for. Now, to save his little brother, he must be willing to trade everything, even himself. For readers who love Charles Martin, Lisa Wingate, and William Kent Krueger—a powerful, redemptive coming-of-age story of grace, resilience, and freedom that lingers long after the last page. Begin Billy's journey today. (Continue the story in the sequel, Something Else ) Written for the General Market (G): Contains little or no explicit sex or strong language. However, mature themes are more appropriate for older young adult/ adult audiences.