Izzy Ames lives with her high school sweetheart, Cyrus Rivera, in the Salton Sea. They cling to each other and to their close friends Nephy and Seth to cope with the trauma of their pasts. Until the morning Izzy awakes to find Cyrus has vanished.When she realizes no one will help, Izzy takes matters into her own hands and decides to search for Cyrus alone. After weeks of looking for him, she discovers a clue that leads her to the House of Hearts retreat center run by the mysterious Sky. At House of Hearts, Izzy meets an intriguing musician named Ever Fontana and for a moment she is able to forget the pain of her past. But when new clues about Cyrus’ disappearance surface, Izzy must go down into the dark to find the truth.Izzy’s quest will take her into a world of sexuality, madness, and violence, where she will discover life-changing secrets not only about Cyrus but, ultimately, about herself.
Francesca L. Block Books
Francesca Lia Block is an author whose works often explore the vulnerabilities of childhood and adolescence with a unique blend of fantasy and raw reality. Her prose is characterized by a lyrical quality and poetic language that evokes a dreamlike atmosphere while touching upon profound human emotions. Block masterfully intertwines the supernatural with the everyday struggles of her characters, crafting narratives that are both timeless and urgently contemporary. Her writing is often celebrated for its pioneering approach to depicting marginalized characters and themes.


Love in the Time of Global Warming
- 256 pages
- 9 hours of reading
After a devastating earthquake destroys the West Coast, causing Penelope to lose her home, her parents, and her brother, she navigates a dark world, holding hope and love in her hands and refusing to be defeated