Inside The Surface

Catherine Cat Palazzolo hasn't really had a lot of experience with guys -- okay, any experience with guys. After being brought up in a strict Catholic household and parochial schools, she is ready to spread her wings in college. She is finally ready to lose, as her best friend Jordy calls it, her V Card.After clubbing one night with Jordy, Cat meets the perfect guy -- Manny, a waiter at the club they went to. The trouble is, Manny's got a past and a troubled family -- one that hits surprisingly close to home for Cat.Now, this college student has found herself in the midst of a family with all kinds of issues, as well as a scary, dark world inhabited by drug dealers and prostitutes. When Manny finds himself on the wrong side of the law, it's up to Cat, Jordy, and their friends Alice and Bryce to clear his name -- and for Cat to finally learn what intimate love is all about.