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    Flawless, a Claire Fontaine novella

    By Saul Tanpepper

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    Beauty is fleeting, but dead is forever.

    For senior Claire Fontaine, just being beautiful won't cut it; she needs to be the most beautiful girl at Edgemont High. It takes a certain amount of sacrifice, but it's well worth it.

    After the horrific death of another Edgemont teen under questionable circumstances, Claire finds herself in that most unthinkable of situations: unattached and with the senior ball just weeks away. Luckily, a new boy arrives in town just in time to rescue her. Not only is Trevor hot, he's flawless.

    But soon, questions begin to arise surrounding Trevor and the suspicious timing of his arrival. Who is he? Could he be somehow connected to the recent death? How can someone be so perfect?

    Claire's newfound happiness begins to crumble after she finds herself the target of someone with a deadly agenda. Can she do what is necessary to save herself and Trevor? Is she willing to make a much greater sacrifice to maintain appearances?

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    A Note from the Author:

    Dear Reader,
    In writing "Flawless," I wanted to tell a story about a girl who would do anything to maintain her beauty. Anything. In fact, in keeping with the theme, I had originally planned to title the book "Skin Deep," and to have the main character, Claire Fontaine, suffer a fate befitting her shallowness. But then I fell in love with Claire; she turned out to be a lot deeper than I had originally thought. I didn't want to just kill her off.

    But isn't that the case with most people we meet and get to know? No matter how simple they may seem to be on the surface, so many of them turn out to be a lot more complex, a lot more interesting. And, in the end, maybe shallowness isn't really all that bad. Is it? Because, in the larger world of all possibilities, sometimes, hidden away in the dark, murky depths, far beneath the surface of the known world, there are terrors much, much worse.

    I hope you enjoy reading "Flawless" as much as I enjoyed writing it.
    Yours,
    Saul
    San Francisco, CA
    November 16, 2011

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaul Tanpepper
    Release dateNov 17, 2011
    ISBN9781465818539
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    Flawless, a Claire Fontaine novella
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    Saul Tanpepper

    Subscribe for new releases & exclusive deals/giveaways: tinyletter.com/SWTanpepper Saul Tanpepper is the specfic pen name of author Ken J. Howe, a PhD molecular biologist and former Army medic and trauma specialist.  Titles include: The post-apocalyptic series GAMELAND (recommended reading order): - Golgotha (prequel, optional) - Episodes 1-4 - Velveteen (standalone novella, optional) - Episodes 5-8 - Infected: Hacked Files From the Gameland Archive (insights for the avid GAMELAND fan) - Jessie's Game #1: Signs of Life - A Dark and Sure Descent - Jessie's Game #2: Dead Reckoning Post-apocalyptic series BUNKER 12 - Contain - Books 2-4 (coming soon) International medical thriller serial THE FLENSE (a BUNKER 12 companion series) - CHINA: Books 1-3 - ICELAND: Book 1-3 - AFRICA: Books 1-3 - TBA Short story collections: Shorting the Undead & Other Horrors Insomnia: Paranormal Tales, Science Fiction, and Horror Visit him at tanpepperwrites.com

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