Harlow Wintergreen, daughter of the leader of a cultish group, has a dark and dangerous secret. She hears a voice in her head that seems to have a mind of its own. When people start dying, Harlow must expose her secret to the boy she loves and face the monster within her . . . or else be consumed by it. Some call VisionCrest the pinnacle of religious enlightenment. Others call it a powerful cult. For seventeen years, Harlow Wintergreen has called it her life. As the adopted daughter of VisionCrest's patriarch, Harlow is expected to be perfect at all times. The other Ministry teens must see her as a paragon of integrity. The world must see her as a future leader. Despite the constant scrutiny, Harlow has managed to keep a dark and dangerous secret, even from her best friend and the boy she loves. She hears a voice in her head that seems to have a mind of its own, plaguing her with violent and bloody visions. It commands her to kill. And the urge to obey is getting harder and harder to control . . . AGES: 12 to 18 AUTHOR: Whitney A. Miller lives in San Francisco with her husband and a struggling houseplant. When she's not having international adventures, she's dreaming or writing about them. The Violet Hour is her debut novel.
