Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising manages to be many things - inventive, funny, charming, chilling, and unsettling...Addison Steele is unlike anyone you've ever met or hope to meet, her focused vision reminiscent of the extraordinarily brilliant and successful; and the devious and mentally deranged...In the summer of 1980, having just completed her senior year in high school, blossoming from "Fattie Addie" to an 18-year-old knockout the year before, and looking forward to at last escaping her small...
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Bad Moon Rising manages to be many things - inventive, funny, charming, chilling, and unsettling...Addison Steele is unlike anyone you've ever met or hope to meet, her focused vision reminiscent of the extraordinarily brilliant and successful; and the devious and mentally deranged...In the summer of 1980, having just completed her senior year in high school, blossoming from "Fattie Addie" to an 18-year-old knockout the year before, and looking forward to at last escaping her small hometown in western New Jersey, Addie is met with an unexpected tragedy. Addie and her lifelong friend Stephanie, equipped with only a modest bankroll and lofty expectations, venture to Atlantic City being familiar with its famous boardwalk, beaches, and little else. Follow the two best friends through a decade of ups and downs as they encounter a multitude of choices and one fascinating character after another. Do they achieve a happy story-book ending? Do they find their own fairy God Mother and/or Prince Charming? Do they remain friends or do they part ways? Does one or both fall victim to a heartless city and its darker side filled with temptations around every corner? Author James Stanley through the eyes of Addie, paints a tale of one unexpected turn after another in and around America's East Coast Playground. You will not forget her...