Three’s a crowd. At least that’s what I’ve heard, and I’ve definitely come to learn that it’s true. My best friend’s new girlfriend is a complete pain in the ass, and if it wasn’t for me being on my last warning at Gilford High, I’d definitely do something about it. The consequences of my doing so aren’t just your usual slap on the wrist kind of punishments. When strange things begin to happen, and my eyes start to freaking GLOW, I’m whisked away to ... you guessed it ... the Winterwood Academy for the ‘Gifted.’ I don’t feel very gifted. In fact, I feel like the biggest freak in an entire school of freaks. As the hottest guy at the Academy would say, “I’m the Queen of Freaks,” but coming from him, it’s actually kind of sweet. Oh, and did I forget to mention that not only am I having strange encounters with a Goddamn Goddess, I’m also hearing voices in my head, and there’s a book in the Academy library that’s actually TALKING to me! They say that only a true Winterwood Witch is capable of opening that book, so why the hell does it want anything to do with me?

Winterwood Academy Book 1: Gifted

If I thought I had any hope of pretending to run the laps,I was wrong.Butch stood at the open door of the gym,watching me out of the corner of her eye even as she watched the rest of the class set up the nets so that the class could play in four teams.No doubt the winning two teams would go on to play each other and,as Butch would say:show us how it’s done.


I was only halfway around my second lap,practically puking up a lung when Peter appeared beside me.


He flipped around to run backwards with a devilish smile on his face that made his tanned face even more handsome than usual.Don’t get me wrong.I have no romantic feelings towards him,but if his best friend can’t notice how gorgeous he is,what right do any other girls have?


Peter was a stereotypical pretty boy with tanned skin,blonde hair that always seemed to sit in a superman swirl,and a rocking body that could put an underwear model to shame.


Chapter 3