num_pages: 243
description: Autumn escaped a cult but now she realizes she's fallen into another.Growing up in San Franciscos Centrist Movement sixteen year-old Autumn Grace has always believed emotionsadrenaline endorphins even happinessdrain your Essence and lead to an early death. But her younger brothers passing and a run-in with a group of Outsiders casts her faith into question.Ryder Stone the sexy rebellious leader of the Outsiders claims Essence drain is nothing more than a Centrist scare tactic -- and he can prove it.Autumn follows Ryder to his Community of adrenaline junkies and free spirits in Yosemite National Park and they introduce her to a life of adventure romance sex drugs and freedom. But as she discovers dark secrets beneath the Communitys perfect exterior she realizes the more she risks in search of the perfect rush the further she has to fall. 
language: English
title: Essence
publisher: Strange Chemistry