Beautiful Creature: A Novella

By Leighelle Stone

Life after a traumatic brain injury, which leaves me with a stammer and an addiction, is lonely and dark. Crippling anxiety takes my ability to be the person my parents wanted. And how can I keep friends when I'm an unreliable addict?

The only thing I can count on is needing my next fix.

Nine months sober finds me in my second semester at State College... and leaving red lilies on the desk of my dream girl.

It's crazy. I know. That's the thing that stalkers do. But nerves make my stammer worse, so I have to let her know I admire her first. She'll never take me seriously when I can't introduce myself without repeating words. That's if I can even get the words out.

I should know better because Sydney is the sweetest person on earth. She'll see past my non-fluent speech to the person I know I can be. She's patient, kind, and will probably accept me for all of my flaws.

Which is why when my past comes back to haunt me, I'll do everything in my power to protect her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMLM2B2N
• ISBN13: 9798281451680
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"