Big Sister

A Loving Family

Cecily Mendez, a young Latina woman, lives with her parents and much younger brother, Norman. They are the perfect family, supporting, loving, and fiercely loyal.

An Awful Tragedy

When a tragedy occurs, ripping apart their family, Cecily is left to care for her brother. With a killer on the loose, the police begin an investigation.

A Dead-End Investigation

Detectives Michaels and Andrews have no further leads to follow, so Cecily begins an investigation of her own. Michaels has fallen for Cecily and secretly joins her in her search for justice.

An Act of Vigilantism

A violent act causes a rift between two families. When Norman gets caught in the crossfire and disappears, Cecily begins to unravel.

A Woman Unraveled

Detective Andrews and Michaels are at odds as Michaels tries to protect Cecily. Her friends begin to worry about her when Cecily suddenly goes missing.

A Shocking End

Cecily is on a fast-paced race to avenge her family, elude the authorities, and punish the bullies who have wronged her little brother.

Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Paige Brien started her career in marketing and took the opportunity to be a copywriter. She then moved to Wisconsin with her family in 2001 and joined the Wisconsin Screenwriters Forum, where she eventually became secretary. She opened her own film studio in 2014 called Glowstix Studios. Paige has won a variety of screenwriter accolades and film and music video awards. With over six feature scripts, she decided to take Big Sister and turn the screenplay into this book. Someday, she hopes to be able to make the movie itself.