Bleed Like Me by C Desir

Bleed Like Me by C Desir

From the author of Fault Line comes an edgy and heartbreaking novel about two self-destructive teens in a Sid-and-Nancy-like romance full of passion, chaos, and dyed hair.

Seventeen-year-old Amelia Gannon (just Gannon to her friends) is invisible to almost everyone in her life. To her parents, to her teachers - even her best friend, who is more interested in bumming cigarettes than bonding. Some days the only way Gannon knows she is real is by carving bloody lines into the flesh of her stomach. Then she meets Michael Brooks, and for the first time she feels like she is being seen to the core of her being. Obnoxious, controlling, damaged, and addictive, he inserts himself into her life until all her scars are exposed. Each moment together is a passionate, painful relief. But as the relationship deepens, Gannon starts to feel as if she's standing at the foot of a dam about to burst. She's given up everything and everyone in her life for him, but somehow nothing is enough for Brooks - until he poses the ultimate test. Bleed Like Me is a piercing, intimate portrayal of the danger of a love so obsessive it becomes its own biggest threat.

C.Desir is a young adult author who creates dark contemporary fiction. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband, three small children, and a hyperactive dog. For more than ten years, she has volunteered as a rape victim activist, including offering direct service as an advocate in hospital ERs. She also works at Samhain Publishing as an editor. ChristaDesir.com is her website.