Strong (Galen Hooks: Hunted- Book 1)
Isabel Diaz is a dancer and choreographer in California, new to the industry and just starting at Broadway Dance Center, but already dancing like a pro. She first meets her favorite dancer, Galen Hooks, in the studio, and soon becomes a close friend of hers. She is currently working with Britney Spears on a new dance and will be performing with her in less than two weeks. But things take a turn for the worse when Galen is struck by lightning on the way home from the studio with her. While she's still conscious, she asks Isabel to dance for her in the show and tells her where to find videos with tutorials to learn the dance. Isabel is shocked that she'd place all of her faith in her.
Now Isabel has a huge weight on her shoulders. She knows she can't let Galen down, but that dance was one of the best ones she's done and had to be done completely right. She exhausts herself by working day and night on it, making time to visit Galen in the hospital or call her when she can.
Then the show gets pushed back a few weeks due to trouble getting the transportation to get where they need to be. Isabel thinks that Galen will be well enough to perform by then, but then the hospital is attacked by terrorists and Galen is captured by them, who secretly chain her against the wall in a soundproof and sealed off part of the hospital. Galen is unable to fight back and Isabel knows that whatever happens, she has to find her and bring her to the other hospital in Los Angeles, where she'd be safe. Even though she has no idea where she is in the hospital, she stealthily searches the whole building with her sister, Skyla. By the time it's all over, the three of them are cut and bleeding and Galen had taken a bullet in the back for Skyla. After bringing her to the other hospital, despite her own injuries, Isabel continues dancing, hoping that soon, Galen would be healed soon enough.
