Author: cindyrwilson

“A sublime, energized heroine headlines this tale of a dark future.” -Kirkus Reviews They call me the Scorpion because they don’t know who I really am. All they know is that someone is stealing from people with excess to help people with nothing survive another day. But then a trusted friend reveals who I am–“just” Tessa, “just” a girl–and sends me straight into the arms of the law. All those … into the arms of the law. All those people I helped…couldn’t help me when I needed it. In prison, I find an unlikely ally in Pike, who would have…

I haven’t left my house in over a year. My doctor says it’s social anxiety, but I know the only things that are safe are made of paper. My room is paper. My world is paper. Everything outside is fire. All it would take is one spark for me to burst into flames. So I stay inside. Where nothing can touch me. Then my mom hires a tutor. Jackson. This boy I had a crush on before the world became too … became too terrifying to live in. Jackson’s life is the complete opposite of mine, and I can tell…