House of Hearts

Izzy Ames lives with her high school sweetheart, Cyrus Rivera, in the Salton Sea. They cling to each other to cope with the trauma of their pasts. Until the morning Izzy wakes 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 down into a world of sexuality, madness, and violence, where she will learn life-changing secrets not only about Cyrus but, ultimately, about herself.

Francesca Lia Block is the author of more than 25 books of fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry, and has written screenplay adaptations of her work. She received the Spectrum Award, the Phoenix Award, the ALA Rainbow Award and the 2005 Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as other citations from the American Library Association, and from the "New York Times Book Review," and "Publisher’ s Weekly." Currently she teaches creative writing at UCLA Extension, Antioch University, Pocket MFA, and numerous workshops across the country. Francesca also edits "Lit Angels."