"No matter how old you are, you feel things. Emotions, really. They develop from the basic emotions such as fear, joy, sadness and anger to more complex emotions over time, and with a little help from hormones that are released during puberty." Join a young girl on her apathetic streak of demolishing young males' hearts, all for the fulfillment of her own. This book is a work of fiction. Any reference to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters and places, and events are products of the author's imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Copyright © 2017 by Dawn-Marie Alexander All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

Leaving behind everything she's ever known, Emilee enters a world of high glamour and even higher stakes. The new freedom that comes with being a part of the Famoux is intoxicating, but behind the perfect image lies an ugly truth - being popular is a matter of life or death. ***** Out of the wreckage of environmental collapse, the country of Delicatum emerged. Its most popular celebrities are the Famoux, uniquely beautiful stars of a reality TV show called the Fishbowl. In a world still recovering from catastrophe, they provide a 24/7 distraction. Sixteen-year-old Emilee Laurence is obsessed with the Famoux - they provide a refuge from her troubled home life and the bullies at school. When she receives an unimaginable offer to become a member herself, she takes it. But soon she realizes that fame can be deadly... Content and trigger warning: This story depicts mental health issues and contains scenes of violence. [[word count: 350,000-400,000 words]]