We Are Together Because by Kerry Andrew

Luke, Connor, Thea and Violet share their first holiday together at their father's house in the south of France. The boys are unfamiliar with him, and their half-sisters are strangers as well. Luke, the most easygoing of the four, wants to bring a sense of unity to their unique and unconventional family; Connor and Thea, only six months apart in age but vastly different in personality, struggle to suppress their feelings for each other; Violet, the youngest, is exploring her identity while trying to forget her past. As the siblings lounge by the pool during the hot, languid summer days, thoughts of sex in all its forms consume them, but the strange behavior of the animals and the mysterious buzzing sound that only Connor can hear hint at something more sinister. When Violet witnesses a sudden disappearance of a plane light in the night sky, it marks the beginning of a threat that goes beyond their turbulent holiday. Through powerful storytelling and unfolding revelations, We Are Together Because starts as a sens