Beauty & The Wolf

Her very own apartment, and at only sixteen; it all seemed surreal to Claire, but then again so did the fact that she would never see her mother again.Her mother had finally lost her battle with cancer, and now Claire was in a new town, a new apartment, just down the street from her aunt and uncle, but on her own so to speak. First day of school and Claire spots loner Adam and is immediately drawn to him. Jeannie takes Claire under her wing and they become best friends quickly, but trouble in the form of Billy Ray, or Bully Ray as he is called behind his back, is headed her way.Billy Ray has taken an interest in Jeannie, and he doesn't take kindly to being told no. When Billy Ray forces the issue and kidnaps Jeannie, things go from bad to worse and in ways Claire could never suspect. Beauty and The Wolf follows the unlikely team of Adam and Claire as they work together to help Jeannie and bring Billy Ray down. L.A. Maldonado gives the reader a complex story of rules and anarchy, set within the confines of high school life.