Upon moving to small-town Texas part-way into her junior year of high school, Serena sees parallels between the novel her class is studying, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the two men in her life: boyfriend Lance, the quarterback, and outsider Cam.

Robin Mayhall is a public relations professional with more than 20 years of experience in business and feature writing. She lives in her hometown of Baton Rouge, La., writing science fiction short stories and poetry in her "spare time" with occasional help from her three cats. Mayhall's poetry has appeared in several print and online publications and has been nominated for an industry award. She graduated with a journalism degree with highest honors from the University of Texas at Austin and has battled rheumatoid arthritis for more than 20 years.