Twisted

**Listed by Amazon as a Top 100 Kids & Teens Kindle Book of 2012**

"This is a sneaky little gut-wrenching emotional YA-novel." M. Harper, Tough Critic Book Reviews

"5 ripping-my-guts-out-in-the-right-way stars from me," Shelly Crane, Best Selling Author


Maya Anderson has faced more than her share of tragedy and heartbreak. For the past six years she's constantly been on the move with her mom. When another disaster strikes, she finds herself back in her childhood hometown of Beaumont, living with her older sister for her senior year.

A chance meeting reacquaints her with Ben McCaffey, a long-forgotten classmate from her past. After the murder of his girlfriend, Ben has become a social outcast. He's despised by some and feared by most.

Determined to become Ben's friend, Maya begins to break through his layers of emotional protection. It isn't long before they realize that they both have secrets in their pasts. As the line between dealing with grief and struggling with a desire for revenge begins to fade, the secrets that draw them together may be what will ultimately tear them apart. Because the closer Maya gets to Ben, the more dangerous her situation becomes.