Our Salvation

Hidden deep in the Appalachian mountains, the Solista Commune promised sanctuary, purpose, and salvation. But for eighteen-year-old Lucy, born and raised under the rigid teachings of Kanen and Purin, devotion came at the cost of autonomy.

When Lucy is sent beyond the commune's borders to a college in the outside world, her journey begins—not just into academia, but into freedom, identity, and unsettling truths. Torn between loyalty to her family and the awakening of her own voice, she must navigate friendships, love, betrayal, and trauma. The deeper she looks, the more tangled her past becomes—and the harder it is to separate faith from manipulation.

Our Salvation is a raw, intimate coming-of-age novel that explores the dark allure of cult life, the courage it takes to break free, and the unyielding power of self-reclamation. Heartbreaking and hopeful in equal measure, this story is for anyone who has ever questioned the world they were born into—and dared to find their own.