Seven years after adoption, 17-year-old Shayla gets a Facebook message from her long-forgotten half-sister that turns her world upside down. Her adoptive mom Bernice, an overworked social worker, longs for a vacation with her husband without their four children. Her adoptive dad Tom starts an affair with his receptionist. The message from Shayla's long-lost older sister starts off a chain of events, which escalates to a full-blown disaster when Tom leaves the family. During the eight months of crisis, Bernice, Tom, and Shayla see everything in completely different ways and act according to their own versions of the truth.
"Guardians' Betrayal" is told from the point of view of the three main characters, with interwoven alternating perspectives of Shayla, her mom Bernice, and her dad Tom. The reader will discover that there's more to a family than meets the eye, as painful discoveries resurface from the past. "Guardians' Betrayal" is a book for adults and mature young adults with an interest in adoption.