A Secret Service [NOW PUBLISHED]
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  • Time 12h 21m
Complete, First published Feb 04, 2017
Now available in paperback!

"I LOVE IT!" - CarniaHolmes 
  
 "I'm going to break your nose, because I don't like your face," Carter said.  
  
 She pointed to Zac.
  
 "I'm going to dislocate your other shoulder, just to make them even." 
  
 She cocked her head and gave the main guy a sickly sweet smile.
  
"I'm going to break your wrist, taking away your baseball career. And finally you, Finch," she said, looking to the last guy. "I'm going to bust your ankle because I don't like the way you walk." She slid her hands into her pockets. "Now, how does that sound to all of you? And please feel free to look amused, skeptical or patronizing at this point. I'll have all the more fun wiping the expressions off your faces." 
  
  
Carter Owens, daughter of a Secret Service agent, is trained to disassemble any weapon, any situation, and anyone.  Her biting sarcasm and razor-sharp mind make her impossible to beat in a word fight and when talking doesn't work, she uses her fists. She attends Hamilton Prep, Washington D.C.'s most prestigious high school, where everyone is related to someone in power, except her. 

When Hamilton Prep receives a flood of new students, Carter's role as social outcast changes when she makes two unexpected friends. Friends who are hiding a secret.  As Carter uncovers the truth, she confronts challenges she is unequipped to handle and finds herself in a dangerous situation.  

For a girl trained to see everything, Carter never saw this coming.

"This is one of those books that seem like it won't be really good, but then it's mindblowing-ly amazing and then you're questioning life =)" - rwrites07

"#rr for like the 10th time haha love this book" - tahls16 

"I loved this book, it wasn't cringey cliche or stupid. I normally hate third person books but I loved this and all the characters, especially carter." - lenathedov 

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