Toxic Roots

By Wendi Starusnak

The world as they knew it ended with their father's screams, leaving sixteen-year-old Wren and her twelve-year-old brother, Jude, orphaned and running for their lives. Their only hope lies in escaping to a grandmother they barely know at an old family estate that they know even less about.
But the sanctuary they seek is anything but safe. The estate holds secrets as old as its gnarled trees, secrets tied to the very plague that devoured their father. Their grandmother might be the key to their survival, or the architect of their ultimate demise.
With every creak of the floorboards and every rustle in the overgrown garden, Wren must decide who to trust and what to fight for. Can she protect her brother from the monstrous truth, or will the very roots of their family consume them both?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HHBPNCNQ
• ISBN13: 9798171022570
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"