No Road Home

Fram (The Bright Lands) channels V.C. Andrews in this gothic novel about a father doing all he can to protect his son from the Wrights, his glitzy and corrupt televangelist in-laws. Before Toby sets foot on his new wife’s family estate, he receives a prophecy that doom will fall upon them, and he must do all he can to protect his queer seven-year-old son, Luca. What follows is part locked-room mystery, part thriller, and all family drama, as increasingly unsettling secrets are revealed. At the heart of it all is the cost of bigotry—which is always paid with interest. Shaun Taylor-Corbett narrates most of the novel, giving voice to Toby’s determination and confusion as he tries to understand the Wright family’s tangled connections. Taylor-Corbett voices the varied personalities with seeming ease, creating a distinct and believable cast of characters on the isolated estate. He is joined by Jade Wheeler and Travis Tonn, who deftly transition to their characters’ perspectives to supply needed background information.