Cease & Desist

What if the secret to being charismatic were actually a gene you could inherit and pass along to your children. What if this X-factor could make you a star? Welcome to the world of Cease de Menich a sixteen-year-old actress in New York City who gets cast as Joan-of-Arc in a reality-drama only to discover her acting gift has been passed down through her bloodline for almost six-hundred-years. Cease finds the plot of the drama reveals dark secrets from her past--an abusive mother a brother who committed suicide--and the reader must decide if shes a reliable narrator or a terrified girl whos succumb to the pressure of fame and the abuse of her past.Cease & Desist is a dark contemporary YA thriller with a supernatural twist. Readers of books like I Let You Go and The Girl on the Train will enjoy this coming-of-age story which struggles with the realities of sexuality violence as entertainment and mental illness. Cease & Desist has excellent crossover potential into the adult marketplace.