The Untrusted (On Hold)

It's the year 2040, the Sun has completely dried the planet's vast, green environment. But with the great jump in our scientists' technology, we have survived. Nelson Patterson is one of the scientists who helped with the survival of the economy. Some say he's evil and some say he's mad when he starts to make plans of his own to "help" the economy grow to be what it once was or better than ever.

Zariah Archer is what everyone calls the bad girl. She stirs trouble wherever she goes and hurts people who get in her way. With Spencer, her ocelot companion the two are unstoppable. Until she meets Felix Haze, she doesn't care about a thing in the world.

Felix Haze the good boy who does what he's told, gets good grades, and helps people in need. Tori his wolf companion assists him in everything he does. Felix tends to make everyone smile in his wake. He intends to make the world a better place than it already is.

When Felix and Zariah meet each other in an ice cream parlor, they get closer than anyone would expect. They both know about Nelson and his plans and they intend to stop him before he does something he will regret. When they travel to the Chihuahuan Desert in Western Arizona to find and stop Nelson, they fall unexpectedly in love. But is one of them letting on more than they know or even want to?

Cover creds go to: wonder-struck