Silken Scales - The Chameleon Effect
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It was never about the Beast. What matters is finding Beauty in the unexpected.
Idris thinks he only has one problem in life-escaping his dad's mega plans for his future. A doom he can't see a way to escape.
- Until Idris morphs into a monster.
Foster kid Cadi Rhoswen has finally found a loving home...
Then a malicious high school jock turns her whole world upside down. The next thing she knows, she's wandering the streets in the middle of winter. Alone.
- Until she discovers a beastly boy hiding in an abandoned nightclub called the Thorny Rose.
To change Idris back to his sexy human self, Cadi must reveal a secret she's been holding close to her heart for as long as she can remember. A secret that will pit them against a deadly army and change their lives forever.
Silken Scales is a modern-day Beauty and the Beast retelling and the first novel of the Chameleon Effect series. Young and new adult readers who love fantasy romance with a paranormal twist are sure to love Silken Scales.
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