"I didn't expect this to happen when everything started. I didn't think it would go this far. I never told anyone, 'I am going to join a cult. I will kill innocent people.' But that is just what happened. And this is how it happened, from start to finish… "
Bored, discontent, and broken, wealthy art student Lillian is at she doesn't fit in anywhere, her self-esteem is lacking, and she is losing her best friend. An accidental encounter leads her to Ivy, an intriguing girl possessing what Lillian has been seeking, including compelling, sensual encounters. Ivy introduces Lillian to a group calling itself The Golden People, a community that shuns society by creating its own realm. The group welcomes Lillian with open arms, bestowing upon her a place to belong. Lillian makes a choice and finds herself swept into the world of the Golden People, living on their compound and quickly adopting into the doctrine.
Lillian falls under the leader's spell, Father Golden, who holds all the answers as a partner, a healer, and a prophet. Then Lillian discovers Ivy may not be who she seems - or is she? Was their meeting fate or Ivy's plan? Father Golden becomes cruel and selfish as secrets and lies are exposed. As a devout member of the Golden People, Lillian's future may become the antithesis of what she planned and wished for, but is it too late? Her idyllic destiny is about to turn into horror and chaos.
The author introduces the world of the cult, from induction to frightening destruction. By utilizing her extensive research into the cult phenomenon and its operations, a story of love, addiction, violence, and humanity all weave into an account that will be difficult to forget yet easy to the blind obedience to a cult.
"I didn't expect this to happen when everything started. I didn't think it would go this far. I never told anyone, 'I am going to join a cult. I will kill innocent people.' But that is just what happened. And this is how it happened, from start to finish… "
Bored, discontent, and broken, wealthy art student Lillian is at she doesn't fit in anywhere, her self-esteem is lacking, and she is losing her best friend. An accidental encounter leads her to Ivy, an intriguing girl possessing what Lillian has been seeking, including compelling, sensual encounters. Ivy introduces Lillian to a group calling itself The Golden People, a community that shuns society by creating its own realm. The group welcomes Lillian with open arms, bestowing upon her a place to belong. Lillian makes a choice and finds herself swept into the world of the Golden People, living on their compound and quickly adopting into the doctrine.
Lillian falls under the leader's spell, Father Golden, who holds all the answers as a partner, a healer, and a prophet. Then Lillian discovers Ivy may not be who she seems - or is she? Was their meeting fate or Ivy's plan? Father Golden becomes cruel and selfish as secrets and lies are exposed. As a devout member of the Golden People, Lillian's future may become the antithesis of what she planned and wished for, but is it too late? Her idyllic destiny is about to turn into horror and chaos.
The author introduces the world of the cult, from induction to frightening destruction. By utilizing her extensive research into the cult phenomenon and its operations, a story of love, addiction, violence, and humanity all weave into an account that will be difficult to forget yet easy to the blind obedience to a cult.