Katie and I are working on book 4 in the Quira Chronicles Surrender. Here is a little tidbit. 

Four years ago…

“You’re eighteen now, Simone. You’ve aged out of the system, and you can’t stay here anymore,” my social worker told me.

“What am I supposed to do?” I asked her.

“I have a list of places you can stay until you get on your feet. Some of them will even help you find a job. Go inside and pack your stuff. I’ll wait here and make some calls.”

I’d had a pretty shitty life so far, and this was just the icing on the cake. I’d been in foster care my whole life; no one wanted me, not even as a newborn baby. By the time I was eight, I’d lost count of how many foster homes I’d been in and out of.

As I packed up my stuff, all I could think about was that my entire life fit into a tiny suitcase. I promised myself that I would have everything I wanted one day, no matter what it took.