James has learned to survive by staying invisible.

In the shadow of his mother's death and his father's bitter disappointment, nineteen-year-old James finds refuge behind the bar of the Belle Vue: a crumbling pub where secrets fester like damp in the walls.

Then Adam walks in.

Confident, magnetic, and inexplicably drawn to James, Adam offers something James has never dared hope for: the chance to be seen, to be wanted, to finally matter to someone.

But in a world where difference is dangerous and love can be a death sentence, their connection threatens to ignite a violence that will consume everything James holds dear.

When blood is spilled and accusations fly, James discovers that the people closest to us are often the ones capable of inflicting the deepest wounds. As long-buried secrets claw their way to the surface, he must choose between protecting his heart and protecting his life.

Some truths are worth dying for. Others will destroy you from the inside out.

A devastating debut about the weight of family secrets, the courage to love, and the price we pay for being true to ourselves.

Narrated with raw intensity by Terry Cooper, whose powerful performance brings every emotion to visceral life in this unflinching psychological thriller.