Can she risk exposing her heart? It might be worth it, 'cause Les is about to change her world from black and white to fully saturated color. In this dark southern gothic novel, a young woman meets a man who may be more than he seems.

It's up to Piper to decide what to do with the distorted truth. 'The Artisans has all the elements I love - spooky intrigue, strong friendships, and a romantic tension to be savored. But this small town is keeping a secret, and it's one that could destroy any chance they have to be together. The Artisans is a delectably rich, layered and dark YA Southern Gothic inspired by Jeanne Marie Leprince de Beaumont's classic Beauty and the Beast. Her new friends warn her off, but she can't resist the pull she feels toward this mysterious country boy. Her new job keeps Piper busy capturing tackles, and zooming in on first downs and end zone dances, not to mention putting her directly in the path of varsity football star Les Williams IV. But when photographer at the local paper quits in a huff, she steps into his spot. But after the death of her mother, seventeen-year-old Raven Weathersby gives up her dream of becoming a fashion designer, barely surviving life in the South Carolina lowlands. Even if her usual subjects have changed from bright lights and skyscrapers to fields, cows…and more fields. She's determined to have her photography rock the cover of National Geographic someday, and moving to Clarkton, Iowa for her last year of high school is not going to stop her. one of the strongest impetuses for artisan producer movements in the United States in the nineteenth. What's the new girl to do? For Piper Marks, the answer is simple. A novel by Julie Reece In this dark southern gothic novel, a young woman meets a man who may be more than he seems. Branding Conservatism as Working Class Reece Peck.

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