The Red Swan (On Hold)

Like every other teenager, Claire has plans for her future. She hopes that the world will not judge her for what she appears to be. Diagnosed with an unusual skin disease in childhood, she is taunted and called rude names by her fellow classmates.

As long as she can remember, she was born with half of her face red. The disease caused her nasty headaches and weaknesses. Back when she cried for the first time in her infancy, her mother also discovered that she had bright red tears instead of the normal transparent drops.

To keep her safe from any publicity, she is strictly prohibited from crying outside her house. Moreover, her obsessively religious mother have forbidden her to talk to any boys lest she falls in “Love” with them.

When Derek, an extremely meddlesome newbie arrives at her school, he forces her to show him the way to the school library. What seemed to be a reluctant act of kindness turns out to reveal a story hidden within the shelves of the library, awaiting to be heard.

Join Claire along her journey as she deals with mean professors, bullies, new friends and a supernatural adventure that may risk her life and the others close to her.

Cover credits: @Reece_McFarlane