This is the story of two separate yet compelling things, young love and blood. Now young love can be a wonderful, beautiful thing. It can also be a toilsome, detrimental thing. That's exactly what it is in this story of the white and rich girl, Skye Mitchell, who already knows who she is, and the under the radar black girl, Kara King, whose only concern is music and her family. That is until she meets Skye and their two worlds become intertwined. At first they must keep their relationship a secret from the world, from their friends, and from their families, especially Skye's prestigious father and know-it-all brother. Coupled together with what Skye's family will think, Kara is also scared of what her peers may think. She is dazed and confused, but things soon change. They no longer want to be secret lovers. They want to share their relationship with the world, just as long as the Mitchell men don't find out. Kara and Skye do alright at first, but then tragedy strikes. Their story ends in rape, murder, and a trial, and it doesn't look like their young love will survive this test of time. Blood is one the thing that binds us to our families. There is a saying out there that blood is thicker than water. Not in this case, and not in this story. In this story, water is thicker than blood when it comes down to Kara King and her best friend and band-mate, Tanner Ryder. They couldn't be closer. They are as thick as thieves, even closer than Kara is to her twin brother Keven. Tanner supports Kara in everything she does, even falling in love with another girl. Kara would do anything for Tanner and vice versa. That is what happens when tragedy strikes. Tanner must ask Kara to do something life changing for him, and her answer will prove that water is indeed thicker than blood...sometimes. Will Kara King survive the turmoil that is able to ensue? Will Skye stand by her? Will her family? Will her friends and band-mates? Will she ever become a famous recording artist? Find all of this out and more in Thicker Than Blood.