Kimberlee doesn't believe in dreams. After all, her life was built on them, only to have them ripped from her very own hands. Her father was obsessed with a dream. He called it a theory. He believed that he could help someone regrow an arm, leg, hand, or finger. Then suddenly he's gone. It's been nine years since his disappearance. Everyone believes he's dead, except Kimberlee. She thinks that someone kidnapped him. Well...she hopes. Determined to search for answers, she and her best friend, Collin, search his office and find a picture...and a journal. Slowly they piece things together, but the closer the seem to get...the farther apart they really are. Soon she realizes that she's putting herself and everyone she loves in danger. The more she looks, the more dangerous her life gets. With the help of Collin, Lucian, and Dr. Cyan they start to decipher the journal and get more questions than answers. They find another experiment...something more exotic. Soon Kimberlee starts to question her whole life.
What if SHE was his experience?
With all of the heated questions, and cold truths Kimberlee starts to feel like she's Frozen Fire.
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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