* Novel is relevant to the parents of the estimated 7 million kids aged 12-25 in the US with a substance abuse problem.

* More than 23 million Americans are currently in recovery from an addiction, including a growing number of young adults, and millions of parents and loved ones are directly affected by these young adults’ addictions.

* Author has a strong track record (eight published books, widely reviewed, award-winning).

* Author’s last book, Loving Our Addicted Daughters (2015), was the first written for a general audience about crucial gender-specific issues that women face in addiction and recovery.