Set against the backdrop of a family scarred by trauma and fire, this novel is a haunting exploration of identity, intergenerational trauma, and the enduring search for love and self-acceptance. Alliyah, known to the world as "Artist" and to her beloved Jade as "Alli", is consumed by an untamed inner rage. Her earliest memories are tied to blazes that forever reshaped her family and her entire world.

As her junior year of high school comes to an end the death of Jade set's her world a blaze once again. She experiences the destructive and redemptive powers of love. This is a story of two women who burn brightly in each other's lives, for better and for worse.

This novel offers a poignant look at what it means to confront the flames of the past-and what it takes to stop running from them or to finally give in and let it all burn.