Eight years is a large chunk of one's life to give to a lie. Drew Masen finds herself in exactly just that. She has forsaken every person she has ever loved in the hopes of keeping the gatekeepers of The Denomination appeased. Now, her last friend in the world is dead. The only thing left of her is acquiescence and the creature of her anxiety. Can she find her way out of this valley of darkness, or is death her last option? In this first novel, Awaken from Death, we begin the journey through Drew's most pivotal year of life. This female-driven novel examines a life in crisis and the most important choice anyone makes, your career or your life.