Sidetracked: Part 1

Jayde Palmer considers herself a typical college student, but life is messy.The day before her 19th birthday, a chance meeting with a beautiful young man named Ice Monroe disrupts Jayde's plans for a relaxing summer. She assumes he's too good to be true—until he calls. Jayde takes the bait, and things seem to be going well, but the relationship takes a bizarre turn when Ice reveals himself as a magical human/feline shapeshifter.As Jayde comes to terms with the knowledge that the world around her is not nearly as typical as she once believed and struggles to work out Ice's true intentions in dating her, an awkward encounter with a figure from his past leaves her increasingly unsure who (or what) she should believe.In her mind, only one thing is clear: You can't always trust your first impression.Sidetracked is part one of a four-part series full of dark secrets, mysterious dreams, secret government programs, hospital visits, mental illness, and tragically attractive...people?With cats and a little bit of magic!Genre: new adult, urban fantasy, psychological drama with slice of life, romance, and thriller elementsContent Warning: As a series, Sidetracked explores various sensitive topics and themes—including mental illness, suicide, trauma/abuse, toxic relationships and behaviors, physical violence/injury, and hospitalization. (There is NO sexual violence.)