The Reformation of Marli Meade

Coming December 4th, 2025

Born and raised on an isolated Appalachian mountain, Marli Meade yearns to break free from her family’s religious tyranny. She’s exhausted by the merciless rules, the constant hypervigilance, and the complete lack of a normal, independent life. The worst part is, though, there is no way out. Until she meets local boy, Nate Porter, that is, and suddenly everything changes. A new world, far from her oppressive roots, starts to unfold in her imagination. Soon it becomes more than an idea, and begins to unfold as a possible reality. The problem is that her family will do anything to keep her shackled to the mountain, the church, and to them…including murder.

As these two worlds collide, exposing buried secrets more sinister than she ever imagined, Marli must make a choice: find the courage to fight for the life she wants or remain in a life that’s not worth living.

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“A fast paced, entertaining YA read, about a girl in a cult, or rather cult like church and she is at her limit and then she meets Nate. The story has a little romance, I would have liked more it would have been a beak from some of the tension and terrible things that happen, the story is well written and unpredictable, a really good read.”