"The Geek's Obsession," aka "Shadow and Light."
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Senior year starts out as it always has for outcast Edison Bates and best friend Nora Slater but changes one afternoon when an unseen force takes a liking to Edison. When Edison loses his outcast status, popular girl "Queen Anna Devereaux" invites him to join her clique. Nora senses something vile and dark about Edison as she watches him transform into "Eddie." Unwilling to lose her best friend, Nora starts out on a path to discover what changed him.
3rd Place Winner in The Wolf Awards. (Paranormal Category)
Copyright © 2017 by Jennifer Katherine Chapman
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