The Queen Bee

By Dazza Smith

Logan Carter has the perfect life.

At least, that's what everyone at Calabasas Prep thinks.

He's the golden-boy athlete, the charming jock, the guy with the flawless smile, the perfect future, and Brianna Vale-Calabasas' glamorous Queen Bee-on his arm. Together, they are the school's most watched couple. Every photo, every party, every hallway glance is part of the image.

But Logan has a secret.

Behind the closed door of his Calabasas bedroom, he draws comics. Sharp, funny, brutally honest comics about school, popularity, pressure, and the exhausting performance of being perfect. It's the only place he can be himself.

Then he's paired with Ella-quiet, brilliant, sarcastic Ella-for a class project.

Ella is everything Logan's world is not. She doesn't care about popularity. She doesn't perform for anyone. And worst of all, she sees straight through him.

What starts as awkward banter and reluctant collaboration soon becomes something Logan can't ignore: late-night messages, shared sketches, secret creative sparks, and a connection that feels dangerously real.

But Brianna notices.

And when Calabasas' golden couple starts to crack, the whole school is watching.

Caught between the image everyone loves and the person he actually wants to become, Logan must decide whether to keep playing the perfect role, or risk everything for the girl, the dream, and the story he was never brave enough to tell.

Geek Charming meets Mean Girls with a Cinderella-style twist, The Queen Bee is a swoony YA romantic comedy about popularity, secret dreams, first love, and the courage to stop hiding who you really are.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H9GBLJZD
• ISBN13: 9798187918225
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"